A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.
- Topic: Blessing, Gratitude
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Badness you can get easily, in quantity: the road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.
On his tongue they pour sweet dew, and from his mouth flow gentle words.
We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment.
I pray Heaven to bestow the best of the blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you. . . If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you, and even if it is troublesome for a time, it will gradually fade out, if you sincerely bless it.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
