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a contented mind is a perpetual feast

a contented mind is a perpetual feast proverb: contentment derives from attitude more than circumstances.

Proverb

a contented mind is a perpetual feast

  1. Contentment derives from attitude more than circumstances.
    • It has been observed that "a contented mind is a perpetual feast", and has been remarked, that persons of destitute of ambition and avarice, are peculiarly likely to enjoy long life.1826, The House Book, or Family Chronicle of Useful Knowledge, and Cottage Physician: Combining Medicine, Cookery, Diet, General Economy, Health, Sea-bathing, Gardening, Manufactures, Arts, etc., ......
    • If they are content with this sort of locomotion, happy are they — "a contented mind is a perpetual feast."1846, Harry Hieover, Stable Talk and Table Talk: Or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen, page 131

Examples of a contented mind is a perpetual feast in a sentence

  • "A contented mind is a perpetual feast."1866, E.O. Haven, THE PILLARS OF TRUTH: A Series of SERMONS ON THE DECALOGUE, pages 233–234:
  • Of course, a contented mind is a perpetual feast, and many argue that it is better to live with a bad situation than move to an even worse one.2012, Giovanni Boniolo, The Art of Deliberating, →ISBN:
  • In addition, it includes ecological-friendly concept of consumption which values thrift and moderate development such as “a contented mind is a perpetual feast” and “restraint of desire”.2016, Qingzhou Xu, Materials Engineering and Environmental Science, →ISBN:

Forms of a contented mind is a perpetual feast

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Origin of a contented mind is a perpetual feast

From a quiet heart is a continual feast, the translation of Proverbs 15:15 in the Coverdale Bible from 1535: :All the dayes of the poore are miserable, but a quyete herte is as a cotynuall feast.

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Questions about a contented mind is a perpetual feast

What does a contented mind is a perpetual feast mean?
A contented mind is a perpetual feast means contentment derives from attitude more than circumstances.
How do you use a contented mind is a perpetual feast in a sentence?
"A contented mind is a perpetual feast."
What part of speech is a contented mind is a perpetual feast?
A contented mind is a perpetual feast is a proverb.

Words near a contented mind is a perpetual feast in the dictionary

  1. a clock
  2. a closed mouth catches no flies
  3. a closed mouth doesn't get fed
  4. a closed mouth gathers no feet
  5. a cold day in July
  6. a contented mind is a perpetual feast
  7. A Coruña
  8. a creaking door hangs long on its hinges
  9. a creaking door hangs longest
  10. A cup
  11. A cups

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