Quotes About Gratitude

Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has that ability to comfort.

As I get considerably beyond the biblical allotment of three score years and ten, I feel with increasing intensity that I can express my gratitude for still being around on the oxygen-side of the earth's crust only by not standing pat on what I have hitherto known and loved. While oxygen lasts, there are still new things to love, especially if compassion is a form of love.

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~

My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me.

Craiceann a shníonn go gléineach thar do ghéaga mar bhainne á dháil as crúiscíní am lóin is tread gabhar ag gabháil thar chnocáin do chuid gruaige cnocáin ar a bhfuil faillte arda is dhá ghleann atá domhain. (Leaba Shíoda)

But you know, there's one simple thing I see absolutely clearly, now that I am so very old. I looked at her. The Albert Einstein hairstyle, and the bright black eyes and the sharp nose. That pallor on her face. She put her small hand on mine. The world is wonderful , she said. All its little things. It is wonderful .

The world is wonderful, she said. All its little things. It is wonderful.

Further, Mah?n?ma, the noble disciple contemplates his own liberality: "Truly, blessed am I, highly blessed: that among creatures soiled with the defilement of meanness, I am living with a heart free from niggardliness, accessible to beggars, pleased by giving and sharing with others.

There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

hay?r demedi. red red ediyorum. ne evet ne hay?r. red red red ediyorum dedi. te?ekkür ederim.

I hate it when people tell me how I am doing. Why are you here I aasked. Nice to see you too he smiled. I brought you something. He handed me the small stuffed koala. I thought it might keep you company. Thanks I said embarrassed. I can't wait to introduce him to all my other stuffed animals at home.

Quand je pense qu'il est des domestiques qui passent leur vie à débiner leurs maîtres, à les embêter, à les menacer… Quelles brutes !… Quand je pense qu'il en est qui voudraient les tuer… Les tuer !… Et puis après ?… Est-ce qu'on tue la vache qui nous donne du lait, et le mouton de la laine… On trait la vache… on tond le mouton… adroitement… en douceur…

Would you like a tuna-salad sandwich?' 'Yes,' God said. 'Thank you.

Let go of me." It smoothed its tentacles again. "Be grateful, Joe. I'm not going to let go of you.

I suspect it's a human characteristic not to know when you're well off," I said.

I suspect it's a human characteristic not to know when you're well off.

Luffy: "Shanks you arm!" Shanks: "Its no big deal. Just one arm. I'm glad your safe

For what I give, not what I take, For battle, not for victory, My prayer of thanks I make.

Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future. You can never win when you wear the ugly cloak of self-pity, and the sour sound of whining will certainly frighten away any opportunity for success. Never again. There is a better way.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.

I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul.