Seneca the Younger Quotes

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.

Success is not just money in the bank but a contented heart and peace of mind.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

Happiness is a state of mind.

Let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind alone that makes thee poor or rich, miserable or happy.

Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.

A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.

Usually we try to figure out what we think would make us happy, and then try to make those things happen. But happiness isn't circumstance-de pendent. There are people who have every reason in the world to be happy who aren't. There are people with genuine problems who are. The key to happiness is the decision to be happy.

Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE.

Happiness has little to do with what is going on around you, and a lot to do with what is going on inside you.

Money alone isn't enough to bring happiness... happiness is when you're actually truly ok with losing everything you have.

A mind content both crown and kingdom is.

Happiness is an elusive state of mind not to be gained by clumsy pursuit.It is given to those who do not sue for it:to be unconcerned about a desired good is probably the only way to possess it.

If there are people at once rich and content, be assured that they are content because they know how to be so, not because they are rich

Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions.

When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.

I have mental joys and mental health, Mental friends and mental wealth, I've a wife that I love and that loves me; I've all but riches bodily.

When you have a toothache, you think that not having a toothache will make you very happy. But when you don't have a toothache, often you are still not happy. If you practice awareness, you suddenly become very rich, very very happy.

I am happy and content because I think I am.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

Happiness comes from... some curious adjustment to life.

I don't focus on happiness as a goal or an end.

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.