Quotes About Gratitude

The poor priest went to his poor mountaineers with empty hands, and he returns from them with his hands full. I set out bearing only my faith in God; I have brought back the treasure of a cathedral.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves.

He said to himself that he really had not suffered enough to deserve such radiant happiness, and he thanked God, in the depths of his soul, for having permitted that he, a miserable man, should be so loved by this innocent being. He said to himself that he really had not suffered enough to deserve such radiant happiness, and he thanked God, in the depths of his soul, for having permitted that he, a miserable man, should be so loved by this innocent being. -Jean Valjean about Cossette-

The greatest happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved--loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

For sixteen sous he had a smile and a dinner.

How pretty it is here! It was an awful hovel, but she felt free.

La suprema felicità della vita è la constatazione d'essere amato, e amato per se stesso; anzi diciamo meglio, malgrado se stesso.

Jean Valjean felt his heart melt within him with delight, at all these sparks of a tenderness so exclusive, so wholly satisfied with himself alone. The poor man trembled, inundated with angelic joy; he declared to himself ecstatically that this would last all their lives; he told himself that he really had not suffered sufficiently to merit so radiant a bliss, and he thanked God, in the depths of his soul, for having permitted him to be loved thus, he, a wretch, by that innocent being.

O mais belo altar – dizia – é a alma de um infeliz que agradece a Deus um benefício.

Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.

La dicha suprema de la vida es la convicción de que somos amados, amados por nosotros mismos; mejor dicho amados a pesar de nosotros;

A iubi sau a fi iubit, ajunge. Nu mai cereÈ›i nimic. Nici un alt m?rg?ritar nu mai e de g?sit în cutele întunecate ale vieÈ›ii. Iubirea este o împlinire.

Trí tu? giàu lên nh? cái nó nh?n ???c. Con tim giàu lên nh? cái nó cho Ä'i

but the cat rejoices even over a lean mouse.

Le plus beau des autels, disait-il, c'est l'âme d'un malheureux consolé qui remercie Dieu.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved--loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

Mais soyons justes envers l'aristocratie. Elle a fait équilibre à la royauté; elle a été contrepoids. Elle a fait obstacle au despotisme; elle a été barrière. Remercions-la, et enterrons-la.

Elsa said, "You saved me, you know." "Mothers and daughters. We save each other, si?

Even more important than what she gave her garden was what it gave her. In it, she found a sense of calm.

Love. Family. Laughter. That's what I remember when it's all said and done. For so much of my life I thought I didn't do enough or want enough. I guess I can be forgiven for my stupidity. I was young. I want my children to know how proud I am of them, and how proud I am of me. We were everything we needed—you and Daddy

Don't take peace for granted. It can shatter like glass.

Stop thinking about what you've lost, and think about what you have left.

Beneath the shoes lay Loreda's brand-new library card and The Hidden Staircase. Loreda looked up. "You went back? In the rain?" "Mrs. Quisdorf picked that book out for you. That card, though, that's the real gift. It can take you anywhere, Loreda.