To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising, never content. There is nothing in that anguished motion for women to envy.

Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.

The unschooled European mind, inclined to rational reduction, to pigeonholing and simplification, readily pushes everything African into a single bag and is content with facile stereotypes.

I am quite content to be in my thirties, and nothing affirms that more than being around people in their late teens and early twenties.

Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.

Perhaps, the secret in reaching that ever eluding state of personal contentment, lies in finding the balance between not caring too much and not giving a damn.

Sophara scrawled orders on a slate and handed it to one of the libationarians, whose encyclopedic knowledge of the contents and locations of all the bottles kept the bar running.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

One unforeseen advantage of having a  child was that it gave me the excuse to talk to myself to my heart's content and pretend it was for my daughters benefit.