If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full resources that are within thy reach.
- Topic: Appreciation, Gratitude, Happiness
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.
Be grateful that on this raging sea you have a mind to guide you.
If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present...gratefully.
May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.
O beautiful for spacious skies, For Amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and oftentimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad.
Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Gratitude is the way to happiness.
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.