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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

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Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. – Benjamin Franklin

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I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. Philippians 4:11 – Bible

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For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. St. Paul In Philippians 4:11 – Bible

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A Sunday well-spent brings a week of content. – Proverb

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