Quotes About Gratitude

Tako kad nema baš ništa, uvijek imaš i više nego dovoljno. To je vrlo ekonomi?an sistem.

Što više želiš, to manje dobivaš, a što manje dobivaš, sve više imaš.

9. The Moon Cannot Be Stolen Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of the mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing in it to steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. You may have come a long way to visit me, he told the prowler, and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift. Ryokan sat naked, watching the moon. Poor fellow, he mused, I wish I could give him this beautiful moon.

You see this robe that I wear?" Bellchambers caressingly touched the straight-hanging garment: "At last I have found something that will not bag at the knees.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

And so long as I can laugh never will I be poor.

So long as I have something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for, I shall be happy.

For he is not poor who has little; only he that desires much Ã¢â'¬Â¦ and true security lies not in the things one has but in the things one can do without.

Cherish each hour of this day for it can never return.

Work is not your enemy but your friend. How you work, not what you do, determines the course of your life. You may work grudgingly or you may work gratefully; you may work as a human or you may work as a robot. There is no work so rude that you may not exalt in it; no work so demeaning that you cannot breathe soul into it; no work so dull that you may not enliven it.

son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be

If I become overconfident I will recall my failures. If I overindulge I will think of past hungers. If I feel complacency I will remember my competition. If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame. If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind. If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth. If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness. If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars. Today I will be master of my emotions.

True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

I will live this day as if it is my last. And if it is not, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks.

About 90 percent of the things in our lives are right, and about 10 percent are wrong. If we want to be happy, all we have to do is to concentrate on the 90 percent that are right, and ignore the 10 percent that are wrong. If we want to be worried and bitter and have stomach ulcers, all we have to do is to concentrate on the 10 percent that are wrong and ignore the 90 percent that are glorious.

Hafid, so far as material wealth is concerned, there is only one difference between myself and the lowliest beggar outside Herod's palace. The beggar thinks only of his next meal and I think only of the meal that will be my last. No, my son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be rich. Strive instead for happiness, to be loved and to love, and most important, to acquire peace of mind and serenity.

A morbid concentration on one's grievances with life will only make one's problems more severe. Far better to focus on one's successes, to gain confidence from seeing oneself winning out. Then one can forge ahead in life.

First, I will read the words in silence when I arise. Then, I will read the words in silence after I have partaken of my midday meal. Last, I will read the words again just before I retire at day's end, and most important, on this occasion I will read the words aloud.

The Scroll Marked V I will live this day as if it is my last.

Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return.

True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse." Hafid

Grandpa had made the Lord seem so real, I wouldn't of been surprised if he'd said good night to Him. But after a long pause he just said a-men.

Today those who stand, almost alone, against the Jihadis are young American soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen, and Marines. We should thank God that they still volunteer to serve.

They believed that the British Empire was the greatest force for good the world had ever known. They expected gratitude from the Egyptians and were pained to find themselves barely tolerated.