Satisfaction Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old satisfaction quotes, satisfaction sayings, and satisfaction proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The art of contentment is the recognition that the most satisfying and the most dependably refreshing experiences of life lie not in great things but in little. The rarity of happiness among those who achieved much is evidence that achievement is not in itself the assurance of a happy life. The great, like the humble, may have to find their satisfaction in the same plain things. Edgar A. Collard
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing. Epicurus
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. G.K. Chesterton
Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital. Dalai Lama
What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring. C.S. Lewis
Many have too much, but none enough. Anonymous
Little minds find satisfaction for their feelings, good or bad, in little things. Honoré de Balzac
Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. Linus Pauling
There's always a little bit of personal satisfaction when you prove somebody wrong. Drew Brees
Neither circumstances nor surroundings can bring contentment. Only by fitting ourselves to meet conditions as they are, calmly and courageously, may we hope to reconcile ourselves to our position and conditions of life. Fred Van Amburgh
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice. Khalil Gibran
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a person can enjoy in this world. Joseph Addison
In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond. Eleanor Roosevelt
A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge. B. H. Liddell Hart
There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude. Sarada Devi
A harvest of peace grows from seeds of contentment. Anonymous
Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. Linus Pauling
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. Benjamin Franklin
Contentment gives a crown, where fortune hath denied it. John Ford
Contentment is the capital which will never diminish. Ali bin Abu-Talib
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. Arthur Schopenhauer
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel de Montaigne
You can never get enough of the things you don't need, because the things you don't need can never satisfy. Marvin J. Ashton
Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The satisfaction derived from the fleeting things of life is not lasting; and our wants remain unfulfilled. There is thus a general sense of dissatisfaction accompanied by all kinds of worries. Meher Baba
Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is full victory. Mohandas K. Gandhi
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect. Antoinette Deshoulieres
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. Francois La Rochefoucauld
If you look for perfection, you'll never be content. Leo Tolstoy
Satisfaction is not always the fulfillment of what you want; it is the realization of how blessed you are for what you have. Ritu Ghatourey