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1762. CONTENTMENT, Wisdom of.—

It
is wise and well to be contented with the good
things which the Master of the feast places
before us, and to be thankful for what we
have, rather than thoughtful about what we
have not.—
To Mrs. John Adams. Washington ed. vii, 53. Ford ed., x, 71.
(M. 1817)