Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, "Joy is not in things, it is in us.".
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Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
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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.
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.
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.
Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.
