It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one read more

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret read more

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.

Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.

Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.

There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.

There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.

Let the man, who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness,
even while receiving it.
[Lat., Qui read more

Let the man, who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness,
even while receiving it.
[Lat., Qui gratus futurus est statim dum accipit de reddendo
cogitet.]

Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.

Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

O Lord to You we give thanks
that in time Polish horses ... defeat Nazi tanks.

O Lord to You we give thanks
that in time Polish horses ... defeat Nazi tanks.

Let but the commons hear this testament,
Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,
And read more

Let but the commons hear this testament,
Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,
And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds
And dip their napkins in his sacred blood;
Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,
And dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it as a rich legacy
Upon their issue.