A collection of famous sayings about contentment:

1. Happiness has its dual nature: on the one hand, it lies in the blessing of the soul, and in good times and fortune... On the other hand, it is also the most practical aspect, which is contentment. Live your daily life happily, that is to say, keep your mind clear and do not do stupid things. ——Fontana

2. Greed is like a knot that ties people's hearts tighter and tighter, eventually blocking their reason. ——Balzac

3. Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty. ——Socrates

4. The so-called happy people are those who only remember the satisfaction in their lives; while the so-called unhappy people only remember the opposite. ——Ogiwara Sakutaro

5. Studying history can make people smart; studying poetry can make people witty; studying mathematics can make people sophisticated; studying ethics can make people brave; studying theory and rhetoric can make people contented. ——Bacon

6. There are thousands of hectares of fertile land, but one liter of solar eclipse. There are thousands of rooms in the mansion, but seven feet of sleeping space at night.

7. Why do you need eight treasures and nine tripods when you need a full meal? A seven-foot body can be used in thousands of households?

8. Be content with what you have and not know enough.

9. Money is a useful thing, but it will only bring you happiness when you feel satisfied. Otherwise, it will bring you nothing but trouble and jealousy. in any positive sense. ——Xi Murong

10. Voluntary poverty is better than uncertain glitz; if a person who is extravagant and greedy is insatiable, he will be much more unfortunate than the poorest and contented person. ——Shakespeare

11. Know what you are content with and never disgrace yourself, know how to stop without danger. ——Lao Tzu

12. Those who are not complacent will benefit, and those who are not satisfied will be knowledgeable - Sui Shu

13. Frivolity and vanity are a glutton that is not satisfied, it is devouring After everything, the result must be sacrificed to one's own greed - Shakespeare

14. Contentment is called a gentleman, greed is a villain. ——Anonymous

15. Be content with what you have and never be disgraced. ——Anonymous

16. Contentment leads to peace, while greed can easily lead to disaster. ——Anonymous

17. A dog that eats shit is not satisfied, and an official that takes bribes is not satisfied—Mongolians

18. Those who are content are in fairyland, and those who are dissatisfied are in mortal realm—Hong Zicheng

19. In order to find happiness, you have traveled all over the world, but you have never found it. In fact, as long as you have a contented heart, happiness is within you.

20. The happiest people seem to be those who are happy for no particular reason, they are happy just because they are happy. ——William Ralph Inge

21. There is no greater sin than excessive desire, and no greater disaster than insatiability. ——Han Tao

22. There is no greater disaster than dissatisfaction, and no greater fault than desire. ——Lao Tzu

23. Before we understand what life is, we have consumed half of it.

24. Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

25. A hedonist must first have the cultivation of contentment, which is the so-called "contentment and happiness" as the ancient saying goes. ——Wang Xiyan

26. Being content and happy is the normal state of the world. Wealth and glory are like passing smoke. A truly optimistic attitude should be to be happy with poverty and be prepared for danger in times of peace. ——Report Excerpt

27. There is no sin greater than the desire, no disaster greater than dissatisfaction; no blame greater than the desire. Therefore, those who know what is enough will always have enough.

28. Therefore, if you know what is enough, you will not be disgraced; if you know how to stop, you will not perish, and you can last a long time. ——"Tao Te Ching"

29. No disaster is greater than not being satisfied, and no blame is greater than desire. Therefore, contentment is always enough. ——"Laozi"

30. A person's greatest wealth lies in his lack of desire. —— Senison

31. If anyone is truly content in his heart, he will be able to obtain all happiness. ——"Five Volumes of Books"

32. Dedicate yourself to your destiny without losing it. Be contented and happy, and don’t want to think outside of it.

——Kuang Zhouyi

33. If you are content with what you have, you will never be ashamed; if you know how to stop, you will never be ashamed. ——Lao Tzu

34. Be quiet and peaceful, with few selfish desires. Open and free from worries, silent and without thoughts. ——Ji Kang

35. Maybe people are like this. They don’t know how to appreciate things when they have them, and they pursue things when they don’t have them. ——Helen. Keller

36. The biggest obstacle to happiness is expecting too much happiness. ——Fontenelle

37. Those who are content are happy even in poverty; those who are dissatisfied are also worried about wealth.

38. Peace is luck, contentment is blessing, a pure heart is salary, and few desires is longevity.

39. A person’s mind will be narrow if he has many desires, and wide if he has few desires.

40. It is better to be poor and happy than to be rich and worry.

41. It is better to retreat first when you are deep in thoughts, and then you can rest when you are very proud.

42. You cannot use all your power, all your blessings, all your advantages, and all your wisdom.

43. A drop of water can penetrate a stone, not because of great strength, but because of deep skill.

44. If you don’t do frowning things in your life, there should be no gnashing of teeth in the world. You must make friends with the right people, and don't make friends with unjust friends. Drink quiet tea, don't be greedy for fancy wine. Open the door of convenience and the mouth of right and wrong.

45. A house with many doors creates wind, and many words lead to disaster.

46. The world is so busy, don’t worry about fame and fortune. Live life as you please, don't force wealth and glory.

47. "Self-desire" is a sign of poverty. Things are always enough, the mind is always happy, and people have no expectations and high standards.

48. The most evil thing in life is to talk about others' faults; the most stupid thing in life is to listen to one's own faults.

49. Don’t do any evil, and do all the good. Don’t neglect doing good because it’s small, and don’t do evil because it’s small.

50. Don’t be jealous of others. If you are jealous of others, you will end up short. Don't protect yourself from shortcomings. If you protect yourself from shortcomings, you will not grow up in the end.

51. A person’s happiness is not because he has more, but because he cares less.

52. Being angry means punishing yourself for the faults of others. To forgive others is to be kind to yourself. More money may not necessarily bring you more happiness, but having more money will bring you troubles. Being poor and enjoying the Tao is truly at ease, free from worries and worries.

53. There is no need to ask for merit when doing things, as long as there are no faults, it is merit. There is no need to be virtuous in order to be a human being. It is virtue to have no resentment.