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“The essence of life is not in the great victories and grand failures, but in the simple joys.”
“Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.”
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.”
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
“Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.”
“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”
“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”
“If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.”
“It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
“Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.”
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little.”
“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.”
“The secret of having it all is loving it all.”
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.”
“A thankful heart is always close to the riches of the universe.”
“Blessings come to those who create space for them.”
“What you have once enjoyed, you cannot lose.”
“Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
“Develop an 'attitude of gratitude.' Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything you do.”
“God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.”
“Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.”
“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.”
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”
“Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.”
“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.”
“Feeling gratitude and not giving it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
“There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.”
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.”
“He who limps is still walking.”
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.”
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.”
“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.”
“What you appreciate, appreciates.”
“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”
“If you count all your assets, you'll always show a profit.”
“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.”
“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”
“He who is contented is rich.”
“If you complain, you remain. If you praise, you raise.”
“There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude.”
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”
“The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.”
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.”
“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”
“You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.”
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.”
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
“Just remember there is someone out there that is more than happy with less than what you have.”
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude.”
“What are you grateful for right now? Gratitude can shift your energy, raise your vibration, and make all your next moments even better.”
“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.”
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living.”
“Whatever we think about and thank about, we bring about.”
“Every one of our greatest national treasures - our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority - flows from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.”
“Every day is a blessing; don't take it for granted.”
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
“Enough is a feast.”
“The struggle ends when gratitude begins.”
“Happiness is where we find it, but very rarely where we seek it.”
“Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasures takes joy, even as though it were his own.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
“This is a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before.”
“The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!”
“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.”
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
“He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true thanksgiving comes from the heart.”
“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”
“In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day - or to celebrate each special day.”
“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”
“Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.”
“To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.”
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
“Too many people miss the silver lining, because they are expecting the gold.”
“If there is to be any peace at all, it will come through being, not having.”
“Focus on what you have, not what you don't have.”
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”
“He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not, but rejoices in what he has.”
“There are two ways to be rich: one is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.”
“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.”
“To be content means that you realize you contain what you seek.”
“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return...”
“When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.”
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.”
“Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.”
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty...”
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
“Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else.”
“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.”
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren't grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more?”
“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.”
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
“Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.”
“No matter how bad you think your life is, wake up each day and be thankful for what you have. Someone somewhere is fighting just to survive.”
“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.”
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
“Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.”
“If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
“Cause and Effect - 'Every action of giving thanks always causes an opposite reaction of receiving.'”
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, 'Thank you?'”
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”
“Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply...”
“When I started counting my blessings my whole life turned around.”
“Whatsoever things are good, lovely, and true, these things I think upon, these thoughts I entertain in my mind. Anything else I turn from.”
“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”
“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.”
“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
“He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.”
“It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment.”
“Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.”
“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.”
“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
“A prudent man will think more important what fate has conceded to him, than what it has denied.”
“Gratitude is the magnet for miracles.”
“To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.”
“I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness, it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude.”
“Gratitude is the attitude!”
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing life is made of little things.”
“Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.”
“As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.”
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.”
“You won't be happy with more until you're happy with what you've got.”
