Gratitude

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.

Andre Gide

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.

Alan Cohen

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.

Alexander Pope

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