822 Quotes About Contentment

Oliver was made of sterner stuff, less delicate and sensitive, more carefree, in short, the right human clay; he could endure life. Who had taken a harder knock than he? But a tiny upward turn in his fortunes, a lucky theft, a successful swindle, restored him to contentment.

Peace of mind: content to be an ordinary fucked-up human being.

A Death blow is a Life blow to SomeWho till they died, did not alive become —Who had they lived, had died but whenThey died, Vitality begun.

We who get plenty to eat and get itAdvertising the starvation of othersUnderstand everything not includingOurselves: We have enough to eat.[...]Everybody but us is an example of capitalism.

It was a good evening. The circumstances melded there-and-then with days beside the Restless Sea 100,000 years past. Time in-between did not exist.

He who is content is also cheerful.

All the things I don't want are making me very happy.

At least now I knew that my heart was wedded to the mountains--to the wild places. It was there, and there alone, that I was whole, contented, and blissful. No relationship, career, or wealth could ever take its place.

What if?" points in both directions.