Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Quote by Marguerite Gardiner

Topics: Being Content Quotes

Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.

Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the...

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the...

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed...

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed...

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.

The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise...

The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise...

When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left...

When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left...

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it...

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it...

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible...

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible...

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are,...

I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are,...

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus...

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus...

Love-matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn...

Love-matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn...

A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

The bonds that unite another person to ourselves exist only in our mind. Memory as...

The bonds that unite another person to ourselves exist only in our mind. Memory as...

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home...

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home...

Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal...

Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal...

To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now-a-days.

To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now-a-days.

We need to start fulfilling our duty to God because He created us for a...

We need to start fulfilling our duty to God because He created us for a...