Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
- Topic: Gratitude, Kindness, Self
- Location: Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, Maui
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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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.
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.
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There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.
Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
To be able to practice five things everywhere under the heaven constitutes perfect virtue. . . gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.
The people turn to a benevolent rule as water flows downwards, and as wild beasts fly to the wilderness.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
It is of particular value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.
In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
