Quotes About Gratitude

If you are pitched into misery, remember that your days on this earth are counted and you might as well make the best of those you have left.

Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you?

Jesus, Mary, Muhammad and Vishnu, how good to see you Richard Parker!

The men nodded vigorously at me. When they took hold of me and lifted me in their strong arms, I thought nothing of it. I thought they were helping me. I was so full of trust in them that I felt grateful as they carried me in the air. Only when they threw me overboard did I begin to have doubts.

My gratitude to him is as boundless as the Pacific Ocean and I hope that my telling of his tale does not disappoint him.

Blessed be God that Thou hast filled the soul of Thy servant with joy and peace in believing.

Let us live so that when we come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry," Mark Twain

Ask nothing from running and you'll get more than you ever imagined

The Goddess of Wisdom and the Goddess of Wealth. Everyone thinks they need to get wealth first, and wisdom will come. So they concern themselves with chasing money. But they have it backwards. You have to give your heart to the Goddess of Wisdom, give her all your love and attention, and the Goddess of Wealth will become jealous, and follow you." Ask nothing from your running, in other words, and you'll get more than you ever imagined.

I've butchered my own chickens, milked my own goats, and ridden in Amish buggies, and believe me, when it comes to meals and daily commutes, you need only one go-round with those experiences to appreciate how nice it is to have machines take all the gore, udders, and manure off your hands.

The engineering was certainly the same: both depended on loosening your grip on your own desires, putting aside what you wanted and appreciating what you got, being patient and forgiving and undemanding.

them. "The Goddess of Wisdom and the Goddess of Wealth. Everyone thinks they need to get wealth first, and wisdom will come. So they concern themselves with chasing money. But they have it backwards. You have to give your heart to the Goddess of Wisdom, give her all your love and attention, and the Goddess of Wealth will become jealous, and follow you." Ask nothing from your running, in other words, and you'll get more than you ever imagined.

Ask nothing from your running, in other words, and you'll get more than you ever imagined.

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to work in the morning. I've got steady jobs, I've got my health, and I'm here in the greatest city in the world. I'd be a pig not to be grateful.

My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking.

Things of the spirit differ from things material in that the more you give the more you have.

God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days.

There is no one so grateful as the man to whom you have given just the book his soul needed and he never knew it.

There is no one so grateful as the man to whom you have given just the book his soul needed and he never knew it. - Roger Mifflin

Non c'è uomo più riconoscente di quello a cui si è dato proprio il libro che la sua anima desiderava inconsciamente.

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.

Have I ever told you how glad I am we're not enemies? Eragon asked. No, but it's very sweet of you.

Find peace in where and what you are.

This character strength is a quiet one. Those who are modest let their accomplishments speak for themselves. They do not seek the spotlight. They do not toot their own horns. They acknowledge mistakes and imperfections. They do not take undue credit for their accomplishments, instead regarding themselves as fortunate to be in a position where something good has happened to them.