To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.
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To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic.
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
...I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life!
What a miserable thing life is: you're in clover; only the clover isn't good enough.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
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