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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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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He who is content. Who is that? Nobody. – Benjamin Franklin

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Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get. – Proverb

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Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire. – Thomas Fuller

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

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