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.
I have yet to find a man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.
- Topic: Appreciation, Criticism
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No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.
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.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
A good joke is the one ultimate and sacred thing which cannot be criticized.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else!
The day you stop caring what other people think of you, is the day your life begins.
How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.
To live is in itself a value judgment. To breathe is to judge.
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
