Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.
God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament.
Gratitude requires awareness and effort, not only to feel it but to express it. Frequently we are oblivious to the Lord's hand. We murmur, complain, resist, criticize; so often we are not grateful.
Please don't invent a debt that does not exist, or next you will be trying to feel gratitude - and that is the treacherous first step toward complete moral degradation.
The exercise of gratitude will never fail to strengthen your faith and renew your purpose.
The instant of birth is exquisite. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet that we speak to our children with a gratitude they never understand.
The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.
I live a life of gratitude for the abundance of love that I have and that 'Touched by An Angel' still has an impact that fans are still accessing.
I was a military spouse, and I lived on military pay. It is very difficult to do that. But we do that with honor and with gratitude for the chance to serve this country.
Feelings of love and gratitude arise directly and spontaneously in the baby in response to the love and care of his mother.
It's likely that only vibrations of love and gratitude appear in nature, and observations of nature shows this to be true.
Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantlyall the time, is having to accept it.
Gratitude is what we radiate when we experience grace, and the soul was made to run on grace the way a 747 runs on rocket fuel.
For me, the massiveness of what I don't know is one way I experience God. It creates in me a feeling of humility and a sense of gratitude.
Whether you're saying 'thank you' to friends, family members, customers, or a hiring manager who interviewed you for a job, the case in favor of gratitude is both altruistic and pragmatic.
The single dynamic that helps people be most aware of God and most experiencing the fruit of the Spirit is gratitude.
There is a worse tyranny than that of ill-treatment. It is the tyranny of tears, vapours, appeals to feelings of affection and of gratitude!
Gratitude not only encourages our hearts, it produces peace. And we could all use a little more peace these days.
Your gratitude attitude determines your life altitude.
I'm very contra my constituency in terms of abortion because I'm positively against it. I don't have the right to any other view. My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life.
I believe that illness has led me to a life of gratitude, so I consider Lyme disease at this point in my life to be a blessing in disguise.
Gratitude is not a mere word; it is not a mere concept. It is the living breath of your real existence on earth.
But if objects for gratitude and admiration are our desire, do they not present themselves every hour to our eyes?
I think baseball owes McGwire a gratitude of thanks for putting baseball back on the map where it should be.
Of all the 'attitudes' we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.
Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
If pity is akin to love, gratitude is akin to the other thing.
a swell of gratitude and appreciation for his assistant, as opposed to the murderous rage he felt toward the rest of his staff
Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it lies a whole mixture of gratitude and longing, the twin ingredients of every prayer.
The reward of esteem, respect and gratitude [is] due to those who devote their time and efforts to render the youths of every successive age fit governors for the next.
Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver.
If it is a new thought to you that gratitude brings your whole mind into closer harmony with the creative energies of the universe, consider it well, and you will see that it is true.
If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love.
Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion.
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.
Sleep is probably my favorite activity. I wrote this piece out of gratitude that I'm able to sleep well as an offering to people who don't.
Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined.
Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is owed you.
Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.
When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
When you focus on gratitude, positive things flow in more readily, making you even more grateful.
My joy is the golden sunset giving thanks for another day. Gratitude itself is a source of joy.
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.
I'm kind of the long-hauler type of person. I also have a strong work ethic and gratitude for people that I work with.
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
Gratitude practice is really, really important to me. I think it's an incredible way to start your day.
If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.
If God miraculously created all that is, including you and me, then to say that we need miracles is an understatement. Our only response to that idea should be undying gratitude.
Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the same time of joyful hope and profound gratitude.
Gratitude is a nice touch of beauty added last of all to the countenance. Giving a classic beauty, an angelic loveliness, to the character.
It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no better way.
It needs a great nature to bear the weight of a great gratitude.
Gratitude & joy drove them to do good works before the thought that they had to do them even crossed their mind.
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.
My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, All is good.
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