We were so sorry he was gone that we could none of us eat much tea; but we did not mind, because we had pleased the poor Indian and enjoyed ourselves too. Besides, as Dora said, ‘A contented mind is a continual feast,’ so it did not matter about not wanting tea.

-E. Nesbit, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, p. 226

• 1 Timothy 6:6 Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
• Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.

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