“Happiness comes out of contentment, and contentment always comes out of service.”

“That her relationship with him was like being content in a house but always sitting by the window and looking out”

Chi­ma­man­da Ngo­zi Adi­chie book Americanah

“2986. See that thou be alway a doing of something, and be ever ashamed to catch thyself idle : The idle man is content to anticipate Death, by being out of Motion; but high Souls, like the Heaven they come from, move continually, and are uncapable of Rest, until they rest there.”

Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual

“The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.”

Steve Martin (1945) American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and producer

“In fact, an information theory that leaves out the issue of noise turns out to have no content.”

Hans Christian von Baeyer (1938) American physicist

“Don't confuse contentment with happiness…”

Chris Wooding (1977) British children's writer

“Contentment is...the root of all happiness.”

Swami Samarpanananda Monk, Author, Teacher

“It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.”

Victor Hugo book Les Misérables

“Supreme happiness is gained via contentment.”

Patañjali (-200–-150 BC) ancient Indian scholar(s) of grammar and linguistics, of yoga, of medical treatises

“At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.”

Elizabeth Gilbert book Eat, Pray, Love