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"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

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."
---Frederick Keonig

"Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels."
---Bertolt Brecht

"The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach."
---Lin Yu-t'ang

"Patience is the key to contentment."
---Mohammed

"Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart."
---Sarah Ban Breathnach