A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.
- Topic: Appreciation, Gratitude
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The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.
Our life does not develop as a result of chance, but as a result of causes.
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
Before a man can accomplish anything of an enduring nature in the world, he must first of all acquire some measure of success in the management of his own mind.
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
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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.
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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.
When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.
To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one's own.
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than they need.
Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There’s no one in the world like you. You are amazing.
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
Put your greatest possession on the tallest shelf, so if you fall you have something to reach for.
Be grateful that on this raging sea you have a mind to guide you.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
