On Contentment

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


"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha


“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” - Epicurus


"The more we require or desire, the more difficult it becomes to achieve contentment. Aim to need less and these needs will be more easily meet. Fewer choices to be made regarding the acquisition, maintenance and protection of possessions and consumables allows more time and thinking space for personal enrichment. Paring down will lead to an increased sense of security if it is you who is making the decision to pare down. Give up one habit or decision or possession or the craving for a possession each day." - Steve Morris