Famous Proverbs
80 Proverbs about Content / Page 8
71. Nobel and rich are the Messinans, heads of the kingdom are the Palermitani, the Catanians have a contented heart, and in Cefalu they are rich with fish.
72. When you have brains to go along with your wealth you can call yourself happy and content.
73. The one who loses his faith will never be content.
74. A contented stomach, a forgiving heart; but an empty stomach pardons nothing.
75. The pot always reveals its contents.
76. Who gets married to a thin woman will know bitterness and strife, who marries a plump woman will be contented at the table and sleeping chamber.
77. Better a handful of dry dates and content therewith than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.
78. Better a handful of dried figs and content with that, than to own the gate of peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.
79. He that wants content canna sit easy in his chair.
80. Be content and do not heed the goadings of ambitions.