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Quotes About Appreciation

Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment.
~ Pearl Bailey
We inhabit ourselves without valuing ourselves, unable to see that here, now, this very moment is sacred; but once it's gone-its value is incontestable.
~ Joyce Carol Oates
He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.
~ Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
The more I see of other countries the more I love my own.
~ Mme. De Stael
Absolute and entire ugliness is rare.
~ John Ruskin
Be content with your wages.
~ Bible
Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.
~ Benjamin Franklin
She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a bonny wee thing, This sweet wee wife o' mine.
~ James Drummond Burns
The Englishman loves to roll his tongue around the word, 'extraordinary'. It so pleases him that he is reluctant to finish the sound which goes on into harmonics and overtones. The North American publisher is likewise inclined.
~ R. I. Fitzhenry
The fun of being alive is realizing that 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.
~ Lou Centlivre
If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying. Would you sell both your eyes for a million dollars ... or your two legs ... or your hands ... or your hearing? Add up what you do have, and you'll find that you won't sell them for all the gold in the world. The best things in life are yours, if you can appreciate yourself.
~ Dale Carnegie
Don't hurry, don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So be sure to stop and smell the flowers.
~ Walter Hagen
Of whom the world was not worthy.
~ Hebrews
Please, never despise the translator. He's the mailman of human civilization.
~ Alexander Pushkin
It's the little things that count, so count the little things.
~ Author unknown, early 1900s
Oh, my dear sir... Bless your heart and hide...
~ Mark Twain (1835–1910)
Bless your eyes of bonny blue...
~ Anna L. H. Nanute, late 1800s
I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.
~ Nancie J. Carmody
Gratitude is the mother of the virtues.
~ Cicero
Life is rough. If it were smooth, we'd slide right through it without noticing. A bumpy ride teaches us gratitude and perspective.
~ Terri Guillemets
Good wine sells itself.
~ German proverb
She said that people complain when there is too much sun and it gets unbearably hot, and also when it rains too much or when it is cold. But, she said, no one grumbles when the moon shines. Everyone becomes happy and appreciates the moon in their own special way.
~ Ishmael Beah
It takes a collector to know a collector, even if you do stack your treasures in your head instead of out on a shelf.
~ Ivan Doig