“One can acquire everything in solitude except character.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 42 of 709
“The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.”
“I've decided to call him Norbert,' said Hagrid, looking at the dragon with misty eyes. 'He really knows me now, watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where's Mummy?' 'He's lost his marbles,' Ron muttered in Harry's ear. 'Hagrid,' said Harry loudly, 'give it a fortnight and Norbert's going to be as big as your house. Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any moment. Hagrid bit his lip. 'I- I know I can't jus' dump him, I can't.' Harry suddenly turned to Ron. 'Charlie,' he said. 'You're losing it too,' said Ron. 'I'm Ron, remember?”
“God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.”
“The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.”
“The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.”
“I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But I’ve learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, ’cause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.”
“All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.”
“The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.”
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.”
“A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn cloud, like a bloody rag, hung over the spot of its going. And dusk crept over the sky from the eastern horizon, and darkness crept over the land from the east.”
“We need beauty because it makes us ache to be worthy of it.”
“Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.”
“Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.”
“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives... and to the "good life", whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.”
“Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.”
“It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.”
“Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.”
“Everything has changed for me since I've changed my name. It's one thing to be called Prince but it's better to actually be one. I have such a reverence for life.”
“Probably no greater honor can come to any man than the respect of his colleagues.”