#gratitude

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ↗

— W.T. Purkiser

#thanksgiving #gratitude

I poked my stomach covertly. It still seemed pretty lean to me. Obviously, I wasn’t built like a supermodel, but all the swimming and workouts were keeping me trim enough. Kishan took my hand, squeezed it, and brushed a kiss on my fingers before setting it back onto my lap. I smiled at him in gratitude. ↗

— Colleen Houck

#kishan #gratitude

Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#gratitude

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

#gratitude #humanity #inspirational #life #religion

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude. ↗

— Ruth Benedict

#begins #gratitude #himself #his #indebtedness

Ingratitude is treason to mankind. ↗

— James Thomson

#mankind #treason

What well-bred woman would refuse her heart to a man who had just saved her life? Not one; and gratitude is a short cut which speedily leads to love. ↗

— Théophile Gautier

#love #seduction #life

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding. ↗

— Alice Walker

#best #could #expresses #extreme #gratitude

Gratitude isn't a burdening emotion. ↗

— Loretta Young

#emotion #gratitude