Chinese Proverb Quotes

Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.

Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.

It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.

I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.

For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough,'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.

I realize everybody wants what they don't have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what's on the outside!

I'm fine with the life I have.

Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got.

There's some benefit to being happy in your life. Of looking around and saying, 'This is mine.'

I am happy with what I've done.

You can be happy where you are.

People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.

Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.

I wouldn't trade my life for anybody's.

What we women need to do, instead of worrying about what we don't have, is just love what we do have.

You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.

I'd be lying if I said the success means nothing to me. It does. I enjoy it and live a pretty great life.

We need to stop thinking the grass is greener on the other side and be happy with the love we have.

I think perfect happiness has everything to do with learning to be content with what I have.

Have gratitude for all that you have, and you can be happy exactly as you are.

I don't associate success with happiness, and I don't take it to heart, like, 'Oh, I'm so special.'

We're surrounded by wonder, and yet we want more, and we want it bigger, faster, louder, better.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'