APPRECIATION

Quote: Prosperity depends more on wanting what you have than having what you want.

Author: Geoffrey F. Abert


Quote: What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

Author: Joseph Addison 1672-1719, British Essayist, Poet, Statesman


Quote: Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.

Author: James Allen 1864-1912, British-born American Essayist, Author of ''As a Man Thinketh''


Quote: No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

Author: St. Ambrose 340-397, Bishop of Milan


Quote: Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Author: Henri Frederic Amiel 1821-1881, Swiss Philosopher, Poet, Critic


Quote: It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.

Author: Bernard Berkowitz American Psychoanalyst, Psychologist


Quote: Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.

Author: Bhagavad Gita c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem Incorporated Into the Mahabharata


Quote: There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are -- and have always been.

Author: Joseph Brooks


Quote: Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Author: Barbara Bush 1925-, American First Lady, Wife of President George Bush


Quote: If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.

Author: Robert Conklin American Teacher, Author, Speaker


Quote: When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

Author: Henry Fielding 1707-1754, British Novelist, Dramatist


Quote: Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement -- and we will make the goal.

Author: Jerome P. Fleishman


Quote: He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

Author: Thomas Fuller 1608-1661, British Clergyman, Author


Quote: One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.

Author: Harry Hepner


Quote: The half is greater than the whole.

Author: Hesiod 8th century BC, Greek Poet


Quote: Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?

Author: Elbert Hofstadter


Quote: I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

Author: Elbert Hubbard 1859-1915, American Author, Publisher


Quote: Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.

Author: Og Mandino 1923-1996, American Motivational Author, Speaker


Quote: To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

Author: Madame Neckar


Quote: That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

Author: Thomas Paine 1737-1809, Anglo-American Political Theorist, Writer


Quote: Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold.

Author: Latin Proverb Sayings of Latin Origin


Quote: There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily available to them.

Author: Robert J. Ringer American Writer


Quote: One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

Author: Archibald Rutledge


Quote: Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.

Author: Peter Seller British Actor


Quote: It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

Author: Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D., Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher


Quote: Let never day nor night unhallowed pass, but still remember what the Lord hath done.

Author: William Shakespeare 1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor


Quote: Like when I'm in the bathroom looking at my toilet paper, I'm like 'Wow! That's toilet paper?' I don't know if we appreciate how much we have.

Author: Alicia Silverstone 1976-, American Actress, Producer


Quote: Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.

Author: Sophocles BC 495-406, Greek Tragic Poet


Quote: If you can't appreciate what you have got then get what you appreciate.

Author: Source Unknown


Quote: No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

Author: Source Unknown


Quote: The greatest need of every human being is the need for appreciation.

Author: Source Unknown


Quote: We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it.

Author: Source Unknown


Quote: By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Author: Voltaire 1694-1778, French Historian, Writer


Quote: Appreciation of life itself, becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive, on this planet, can turn what we call ordinary life into a miracle. We come awake to such a realization when we recognize our connection to a spiritual dimension.

Author: Dan Wakefield


Quote: The trouble with being early is that nobody's there to appreciate it, but then again if ur late everyone's there to be unappreciative . . . I guess that leaves being on time . . . but that's boring!

Author: Dana Swift random school girl