Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Cicero
We are all the lucky vacationers enjoying our stay in Hotel Earth.
Jay Shetty
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.
John Muir
Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one.
Alan Cohen
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
Alan Alexander Milne
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Aldous Huxley
Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it.
Andre Gide
Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
Alexander Pope
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.
Lyn Yutang
Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives.
Alexandre Dumas
Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
Denis Waitley
Happiness is not having what you want, it is appreciating what you have.
No author
Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.
Happy he who is made wary by others' perils.
Latin Proverbs
The secret of happiness is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
Socrates
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Epicurus
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.
Rick Warren
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
Helen Keller