A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than they need.

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

A man, to carry on a successful business, must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing. A man can cultivate this faculty only by an appreciation for the finer things in life.

For you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you.

Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.

A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action. The desire for success implants ''success consciousness'' which, in turn, creates a vigorous and ever-increasing ''habit of success.''

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.

Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.

I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.

Your radiance shines in every atom of creation yet our petty desires keep it hidden.

Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment.

Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There’s no one in the world like you. You are amazing.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.

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.

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.