Quotes About Appreciation

What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattery.

Some fellows pay a compliment like they expected a receipt.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly unless you want to hurt the giver.

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it.

He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.

God receives little thanks, even for his greatest gifts.

Jesus is moved to happiness every time He sees that you appreciate what He has done for you. Grip His pierced hand and say to Him, "I thank Thee, Savior, because Thou hast died for me." Thank Him likewise for all the other blessings He has showered upon you from day to day. It brings joy to Jesus.

The idea of thanking staff should mean giving them something that they would never buy for themselves.

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dearness only that gives everything it's value.

Every gain made by individuals or society is almost instantly taken for granted.

Our boss has been so successful he deserves to retire, so that he can spend more time . . . with his servants.

Since our boss will be retiring soon, it's been suggested that we give him a little momentum.

The fun of being alive is realizing you have a talent and you can use it every day so it grows stronger.... And if you're in an atmosphere where this talent is appreciated instead of just tolerated, why, it's just as good as sex.

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own.

Emulation is a noble and just passion, full of appreciation.

If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchant-ments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength.

It is enough that I am of value to somebody today.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each other. We meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are.

Get down on your knees and thank God you are on your feet.

What is success? To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; That is to have succeeded.