“…since God has appointed one remedy for all the evils in the world and that is a contented spirit.”
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) English clergyman
"Holy Living" (1650) ch. 2, section 6. "Of Contentedness in all Estates".
“Contentment… has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.”
Source: When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty
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