Thursday, November 22, 2012

Quotes of Gratitude; from Emerson, to Winfrey to me :) We're all Grateful!


  • "For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends."-Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  • "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust
  • "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder
  • 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 
  • At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Schweitzer 
  • The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.-- WIlliam James
  • "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."-- Oprah Winfrey
  • He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." – Epictetus
  • From  the moment my parents conceived me, to today with my family and everything that’s happened in the hours, days and years in between, I am grateful for every step of the journey. – Donna Ross Jones J

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