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Thankfulness Quotes (page 25)

We should accept misfortune not only in thanks but in infinite gratitude to providence, which by such means detaches us from an excessive love for earthly things and elevates our minds to the celestial and the divine. Galileo Galilei
Rudyard Kipling quote: "O it's Tommy this, an'Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away": But..."
O it's Tommy this, an'Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away": But it's "Thank you, Mister Adkins," when the band begins to play... Rudyard Kipling
I'm a perfectly equipped failure. (...) 'Thank goodness you're a failure- it's why I so distinguish you! Anything else to-day is too hideous. Look about you- look at the successes. Would you be one, on your honour? Henry James
Suppose one reads a story of filthy atrocities in the paper. Then suppose that something turns up suggesting that the story might not be quite true, or not quite so bad as it was made out. Is one's first feeling, "Thank God, even they aren't quite so bad as that,' or is it a feeling of disappointment, and even a determination to cling to the first story for the sheer pleasure of thinking your enemies as bad as possible? If it is the second then it is, I am afraid, the first step in a process... C. S. Lewis
At first one, then another, then almost every member of the crowd touches the three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and holds it out to me. It is an old and rarely used gesture of our district, occasionally seen at funerals. I means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love. Suzanne Collins
Well, I am rather afraid of that visit," said Clifford. "It seems to me it will be rather like going to school again."The Baroness looked at him a moment."My dear child," she said, "there is no agreeable man who has not, at some moment, been to school to a clever woman--probably a little older than himself. And you must be thankful when you get your instructions gratis. With me you would get it gratis. Henry James
Margaret Mitchell quote: "Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take..."
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is. Margaret Mitchell
One time I asked her to have a chew and she said no thanks, that - chewing gum cleaved to her palate and rendered her speechless," said Jem carefully. "Doesn't that sound nice? Harper Lee
Suzanne Collins quote: "Peeta smiles at me, sad and mocking. "Okay. Thanks for the..."
Peeta smiles at me, sad and mocking. "Okay. Thanks for the tip, sweetheart. Suzanne Collins
Maya Angelou quote: "When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and..."
When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe. Maya Angelou
It is now the fall of my second year in Paris. I was sent here for a reason I have not yet been able to fathom. I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. A year ago, six months ago, i thought I was an artist. I no longer think about it. I am. There are no more books to be written, thank God. Henry Miller
Are you thankful for not being young?' 'Yes, sir. If I was young, it would all have to be gone through again, and the end would be a weary way off, don't you see?... Charles Dickens
Helen Keller quote: "There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by..."
There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark. Helen Keller
We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone's hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can. I want to thank you because it did. - 2010 Indies Choice Award Kate DiCamillo
Marlene Dietrich quote: "I do not think we have a "right" to happiness. If happiness..."
I do not think we have a "right" to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks. Marlene Dietrich

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