#gratitude

Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses. ↗

— Alphonse Karr

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God gave you a gift of 86 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you ↗

— William Arthur Ward

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

— John F. Kennedy

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Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

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We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. ↗

— Neal A. Maxwell

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Thank you' is a wonderful phrase. Use it. It will add stature to your soul. ↗

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley

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I have learned over a period of time to be almost unconsciously grateful--as a child is--for a sunny day, blue water, flowers in a vase, a tree turning red. I have learned to be glad at dawn and when the sky is dark. Only children and a few spiritually evolved people are born to feel gratitude as naturally as they breathe, without even thinking. Most of us come to it step by painful step, to discover that gratitude is a form of acceptance. ↗

— Faith Baldwin

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I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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