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    It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a
    fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no better way.
    [Lat., Conveniens homini est hominem servare voluptas.
    Et melius nulla quaeritur arte favor.]

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Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful read more

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.".

by Joan Borysenko Found in: Gratitude Quotes,
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Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!

Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!

by Alexander Pope Found in: Gratitude Quotes,
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Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.

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

by Elizabeth Carter Found in: Gratitude Quotes,
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Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Gratitude Quotes,
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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent
of all the other virtues.
[Lat., read more

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent
of all the other virtues.
[Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam
mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]

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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.]

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Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what read more

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.

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One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

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Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
[Fr., La reconnaissance est la memoire du coeur.]

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
[Fr., La reconnaissance est la memoire du coeur.]

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