Contentedness Quotes

Sir Henry Wotton was a most dear lover and a frequent practiser of the Art of Angling; of which he would say, "'T was an employment for his idle time, which was then not idly spent, a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of contentedness;" and "that it begat habits of peace and patience in those that professed and practised it." (Izaak Walton)
To play someone who is who they are because of the happiness and contentedness that they've known in their life is interesting because of sort of how banal it is. View quote
Christina Ricci
Now this very contentedness in the possession of a dead liberty is characteristic of the so-called State, and, as I have said, it is not a good characteristic. View quote
Henrik Ibsen
Great men grow tired of contentedness. View quote
Napoleon Bonaparte
Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness. View quote
Brian Eno