Prosperity depends more on wanting what you have than having what you want.
-- Geoffrey F. Abert
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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.
-- Joseph Addison
1672-1719, British Essayist, Poet, Statesman
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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.
-- James Allen
1864-1912, British-born American Essayist, Author of ''As a Man Thinketh''
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No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
-- St. Ambrose
340-397, Bishop of Milan
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Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
-- Henri Frederic Amiel
1821-1881, Swiss Philosopher, Poet, Critic
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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.
-- Bernard Berkowitz
American Psychoanalyst, Psychologist
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Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.
-- Bhagavad Gita
c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem Incorporated Into the Mahabharata
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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.
-- Joseph Brooks
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