Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, be

Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position. – G. K. Chesterton

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Contentment
category

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. – John Balguy

Category:
Contentment

Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem. – Kahlil Gibran

Category:
Contentment

I dont want to own anything that wont fit into my coffin. – Fred A. Allen

Category:
Contentment

To rejoice in anothers prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate anothers grief is to alleviate or dispel your own. – Tryon Edwards

Category:
Contentment

Random Quotes

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. – Blaise Pascal

Category:
Men

I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years. – Isaac Hanson

Category:
Knowledge

The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world. – Elizabeth Dole

Category:
Freedom

Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired. – Sir Walter Scott

Category:
Credit