That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.

Thomas Hobbes

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When you learn what God has made you for and how He treasures your company, you are bound to be contented, self-sufficient and happy.

T. B. Joshua

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The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.

Orison Swett Marden

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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

Florence Nightingale

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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

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I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.

John Muir

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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Norman Vincent Peale

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A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.

Zoroaster

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Be contented with what you have today; tomorrow shall be better.

Chinedu Ikedieze

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The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.

Mason Cooley

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With all my work, I have not more, with my shares in the bank and the Academy, than twelve or thirteen thousand reales a year, and with all this, I am as contented as the happiest man on earth.

Francisco Goya

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In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values.

Nhat Hanh

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Revolutionary action more often than not was a theatrical concession to the desires of violently discontented masses rather than an actual battle for power.

Hannah Arendt

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When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain.

Laurence Sterne

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You must always be open to new experiences; by this means, your physical and etheric bodies will be brought into a condition which may be compared with the contented mood of a brooding hen.

Rudolf Steiner

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If you are contented as a rich man and you are surrounded by 100 hungry men, they will tear you up and eat. That is the danger we must fear.

Raymond Dokpesi

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Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens

Thomas S. Monson

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. . to cook well and with imagination you have to be in a cheerful and contented frame of mind, and thus inclined to be generous.

Alice Thomas Ellis

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My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

Charles Lamb

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We must not be contented however with praying, without exerting ourselves in the use of means for the obtaining of those things we pray for.

William Carey

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Cheerfulness means a contented spirit, a pure heart, a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and charity, a generous appreciation of others, and a modest opinion of self.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

Joseph Addison

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That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.

Thomas Hobbes

When you learn what God has made you for and how He treasures your company, you are bound to be contented, self-sufficient and happy.

T. B. Joshua

The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.

Orison Swett Marden

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

Florence Nightingale

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

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.

John Muir

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Norman Vincent Peale

A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.

Zoroaster

Be contented with what you have today; tomorrow shall be better.

Chinedu Ikedieze

The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.

Mason Cooley

With all my work, I have not more, with my shares in the bank and the Academy, than twelve or thirteen thousand reales a year, and with all this, I am as contented as the happiest man on earth.

Francisco Goya

In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values.

Nhat Hanh

Revolutionary action more often than not was a theatrical concession to the desires of violently discontented masses rather than an actual battle for power.

Hannah Arendt

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain.

Laurence Sterne

You must always be open to new experiences; by this means, your physical and etheric bodies will be brought into a condition which may be compared with the contented mood of a brooding hen.

Rudolf Steiner

If you are contented as a rich man and you are surrounded by 100 hungry men, they will tear you up and eat. That is the danger we must fear.

Raymond Dokpesi

Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens

Thomas S. Monson

. . to cook well and with imagination you have to be in a cheerful and contented frame of mind, and thus inclined to be generous.

Alice Thomas Ellis

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

Charles Lamb

We must not be contented however with praying, without exerting ourselves in the use of means for the obtaining of those things we pray for.

William Carey

Cheerfulness means a contented spirit, a pure heart, a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and charity, a generous appreciation of others, and a modest opinion of self.

William Makepeace Thackeray

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

Joseph Addison

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