I drink to the general joy of the whole table.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible. The kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

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

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.

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.

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.

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.

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.

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

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

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

Be grateful that on this raging sea you have a mind to guide you.

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.

The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

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.

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means—either may do—the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.

He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative, they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.