Top 1200 Expressions Of Gratitude Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.

Sentimentalists ... adopt whatever merit is in good repute, and almost make it hateful with their praise. The warmer their expressions, the colder we feel.... Cure the drunkard, heal the insane, mollify the homicide, civilize the Pawnee, but what lessons can be devised for the debauchee of sentiment?

Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he is catching you.]

The movement of grace toward gratitude brings us from the package of self-obsessed madness to a spiritual awakening.

Donald Trump's rise is certainly a symptom of our fading virtue and faith, but ironically, he may well be our only hope for finding our way back to bolder expressions of them.

If patience and gratitude had been she camels, it would have mattered little on which I rode.

...The more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic.

Whatever may be the temporary applause of men, or the expressions of public opinion, it may be asserted without fear of contradiction, that no true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

America owes a debt of gratitude to all service members who have fought to preserve the freedoms we all know and cherish today.

There is something calming and emotionally restoring when you focus on gratitude for a known deed that helped you, instead of fear of the unknown.

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.

We can begin to become more diligent and concerned at home by telling the people we love that we love them. Such expressions do not need to be flowery or lengthy. We simply should sincerely and frequently express love.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The easiest way I have found to humble myself back into a state of peaceful grace is through the act of gratitude.

Before the final curtain goes down On my life, I shall say to my Mother-Earth, "My gratitude-heart is all for you, All for you."

Smiles are probably the most underrated facial expressions, much more complicated than most people realize. There are dozens of smiles, each differing in appearance and in the message expressed.

Fire is one of our best friends in this cold universe. Put some wood in it to show your gratitude.

In my line of work, I frequently communicate with CEOs and their executive assistants, and nowhere is the need for gratitude more clear.

Forgiveness is a form of gratitude. When we forgive others, we show them the mercy that we have often received and been thankful for.

The most important precedents deal with the whole idea of symbolic programming - the notion of setting up symbolic expressions that can represent anything one wants, and then having functions that operate on both their structure and content.

The vast majority of mankind never gives a thought of gratitude towards God for all His care and blessings.

Your mantrum is the awareness of the dream - to enjoy and appreciate and have gratitude for all; neither to condemn nor to liberate, but to observe.

Great amount of scientific research is there to show that health is better because transcendental meditation deals with consciousness, and consciousness is the basic value of all the physical expressions. The entire creation is the expression of consciousness.

All of us at Cablevision and MSG owe Dave Checketts a debt of gratitude for 10 years of service.

But the safety of the world, in some sense, depends on your saying no to inhumane ideas. Standing up for one's own integrity makes you no friends. It is costly. Yet defiance of the mob, in the service of that which is right, is one of the highest expressions of courage I know.

Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.

Rather than getting more spoilt with age, as difficulties pile up, epiphanies of gratitude abound.

Whether religion is man-made is a question for philosophers or theologians. But the forms are man-made. They are a human response to something. As a historian of religions, I am interested in those expressions.

I used to try and find inspirations everywhere - I would go to the airport or train station and just study people, the way they moved and interacted and their expressions. But I can't do that now, I'd be bombarded by people with their phones - selfie requests.

In order for the light of gratitude and happiness to shine so brightly, the darkness of how it could be worse must be present.

I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a slamming door. The slamming door was our punctuation mark.

Truth is transcendent. There are many expressions of it and ways to glimpse it. We cannot hold it in our clenched fist, but must hold it in our open palm and invite others to see it for themselves.

I must repay the gratitude given by pretties.. I want to give even more happiness that I have received all these while

The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.

So this world, I think, and an indefinite number of other worlds of our creation, are also - we're here for fun; we're here for learning; we're here for remembering who we are, and who we are, are expressions of life so absolutely linked with the life that is, always was, always will be.

I do practice active gratitude. In my thoughts, actions words I am deeply grateful for what life has given me.

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

As the evening beckons with the promise of tomorrow... may your gratitude rise up and with strength answer, "yes."

Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or at least to lighten it as much as we can.

Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it.

If we want to find happiness, let's stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.

For me, giving thanks is a sign of appreciation and gratitude that also brings about a deep sense of peace.

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It's about having an attitude of gratitude.

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.

Storms of every sort, torrents, earthquakes, cataclysms, 'convulsions of nature,' etc., however mysterious and lawless at first sight they may seem, are only harmonious notes in the song of creation, varied expressions of God's love.

Gratitude develops faith. The surest path out of a slump is marked by the road sign "thank you, God."

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

No matter how bad things are, they could always be worse. Start finding gratitude for what might have happened, but didn't.

The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the 'doers of the word' in faith and love, and not the 'mere hearers,' who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.

We and our allies owe and acknowledge an ever-lasting debt of gratitude to the armies and people of the Soviet Union.

The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or mean.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to live on this beautiful and astonishing planet Earth. In the morning, I wake up with a sense of gratitude.

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."

Justice is often pale and melancholy; but Gratitude, her daughter, is constantly in the flow of spirits and the bloom of loveliness.

A child of God should be a visible beatitude for joy and happiness, and a living doxology for gratitude and adoration.

Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.

When I go to the Philippines, I would like to take the time to express my gratitude by meeting with my Filipino fans first.

I played Shah Rukh's nephew in 'English Babu Desi Mem,' which was my last assignment as a child actor. I was about eleven then. He's one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He really helped me with my lines and expressions. He's such an inspiration.

Gratitude free of compassion is selfishness. It is nothing more than being happy for what has been done to benefit you.