Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky if no longer dark tempests deform;
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If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky if no longer dark tempests deform;
When our perils are past shall our gratitude sleep?
No! Here's to the pilot that weather'd the storm!

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.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

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

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

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

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.

That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting;
gratitude for benefits eternal.
[Lat., Non est read more

That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting;
gratitude for benefits eternal.
[Lat., Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus;
beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.]

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.