Thankful quotes
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"You seem to me to be a pretty lucky young man; keep your eyes open to your mercies. That part of piety is eternal; and the man who forgets to be grateful has fallen asleep in life."
"Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise."
"We nourish the bodies of our children and friends and employees, but how seldom do we nourish their selfesteem? We provide them with roast beef and potatoes to build energy, but we neglect to give them kind words of appreciation that would sing in their memories for years like the music of the morning stars."
"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others."
"Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude."
"I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose."
"True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing."
"For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends."
"Just a thank you is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all."
"Envy and greed starve on a steady diet of thanksgiving."
"You cannot do a kindness too soon."
"You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy."
"Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."
"Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive."
"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all the other virtues."
"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed."
"What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life."
"'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say."
"Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims"
"Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors."
