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"One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers."
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"Contentment is what should be our focus rather than expecting miracles."

"Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier."

"To have a full stomach and fixed income are no small things ."

"On Epicurus; He says: "Contended poverty is an honourable estate." Indeed, if it is contented, it is not poverty at all. It is not the man who has little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."

"I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart."

"Having contentment and gratitude in the present moment is the surest way to achieve success."

"Want is always hungry and searching whereas contentment is steady, calm and receiving."

"I believe in the possibility of happiness if one cultivates intuition and outlives the grosser passions including optimism."

"I am boring, but I'm ok with it. I'm the anchor, the shoulder...I'm an average man...with a truly extraordinary wife."

"The only way to be content in life is to make sure your NEED don't become GREED."
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"When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial."

"Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace."
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