People with a grudge against the world are always dangerous. They seem to think life owes them something. I’ve known many who have suffered worse and been cut off from life much more… and they’ve managed to lead happy contented lives. It’s what’s in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.
—Agatha Christie in A Murder Is Announced
To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.
—Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
—Benjamin Franklin
I was perfectly happy in my boring life before you came along.
—Elizabeth Gilbert in Love
Love isn't about what you have or who you know. It's about how you earn what you have and how you treat those you love. The material things don't matter when your heart is full of joy and contentment.
—Lisa De Jong in Plastic Hearts