26 Best Contentment Quotes

This life... is not so bad. – Sutemaru

A wise fisherman knows that satisfaction is not always measured in the size of the catch. - Lao Tzu

You must make up your mind to be contented with such as you can get.

The Lord is my portion. - Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion. - Psalm 16:5

The Lord is my portion, says my soul. - Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion, says my soul. - Lamentations 3:24

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the inferior man is always full of distress. – Confucius

Happiness comes from within. – Mouth McFadden

The grass ain't greener, the wine ain't sweeter, either side of the hill. – Robert Hunter ("Ramble On Rose")

There is only so much fortune a man really needs, and the rest is just for showin' off. – Lieutenant Dan

If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

I wasn't unhappy. Whenever I had to stop, I heard the dog barking.

A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. – Albert Einstein

We need much less than we think we need. – Maya Angelou

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

It is... good.

I could die right now, Clem. I'm just... happy. I've never felt that before. I'm just exactly where I want to be. – Joel

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. – Socrates

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. – Socrates

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart. – Socrates

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Plato

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes—I already have everything that I really need.' – Dalai Lama

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. – Oprah Winfrey

I’m happy with who I am and what I’ve become. I’m not satisfied, but I’m happy. – LeBron James