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When a thoughtful human being has overcome incentives to vice and is aware of having done his bitter duty, he finds himself in a state that could be called happiness, a state of contentment and peace of mind in which virtue is its own reward.
Sep 30, 2025
Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase.
Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.
When we do what is right, we have contentment, peace and happiness.
If one's life is simple, contentment has to come.
The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.
The top of the band would be happiness, contentment and peace of mind.
Realize that true happiness lies within you.
True happiness lies within you.
Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours.
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.
All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.
If one's life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements.
In fact, numerous scientific laboratory tests and field observations have led to the conclusion that animals are conscious, intelligent, emotional beings. They are not machines and truly feel physical pain when it is inflicted upon them. They are capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, including loneliness, embarrassment, sadness, longing, depression, anxiety, panic, and fear, as well as joy, relief, surprise, happiness, contentment, and peace.
Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
All those who love Nature she loves in return, and will richly reward, not perhaps with the good things, as they are commonly called, but with the best things of this world-not with money and titles, horses and carriages, but with bright and happy thoughts, contentment and peace of mind.
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard.
You can't find peace by avoiding life.
You cannot find peace by avoiding life.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.
Be confident, cheerful and contented. The mind can produce any degree of contentment and peace. To generate these, no other agency or help is required.
In parting, I would like to give you one small piece of advice to keep in your heart. You may have heard me say this before, but it is the key point of the entire path, so it bears repeating: All that we are looking for in life — all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind — is right here in the present moment. Our very own awareness is itself fundamentally pure and good. The only problem is that we get so caught up in the ups and downs of life that we don’t take the time to pause and notice what we already have.
I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and our holy temples.
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
Whatever you are waiting for-peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of Simple Abundance-it will surely come, but only when you are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
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