Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
- Topic: Action, Appreciation, Communication, Gratitude
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Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to allow his vision wherever it takes him.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
Two of the hardest tests in life: The patience to wait for the right moment and the courage to accept whatever you encounter.
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
Action expresses priorities.
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
You don’t have to depend on any material possessions, they depend on you, you create them, you own the one and only tool of production.
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.
When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
He’s a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue.
Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment.
Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Gratitude is the way to happiness.
No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.