Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
- Topic: Appreciation, Gratitude
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When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full resources that are within thy reach.
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Any one thing in creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.
Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
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!
