Being ”contented” ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position.
G.K. Chesterton – Being ‘contented
True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.
G.K. Chesterton – Contentment
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
