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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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.]
Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you read more
Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.
Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.
Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.
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.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall read more
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. [Matthew].
I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds
With coldness still returning;
Alas! the gratitude of men
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I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds
With coldness still returning;
Alas! the gratitude of men
Hath often left me mourning.
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell read more
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him. -.
