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“Grateful living makes life meaningful and full of joy.”

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David Steindl-Rast is a German-born monk and writer known for his research on gratitude. His works explore the role of gratitude in personal and spiritual life, as well as how it can promote the well-being of individuals and societies. more

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. The person sitting in the shade now should be grateful for the person who planted and tended that tree. That includes all those benefactors of humanity throughout history that created, invented, financed, produced, maintained and improved all that we enjoy today.”

Should Persons Long Today Humanity Enjoy Tree Gratitude Long Time Sitting Grateful Shade Be Grateful Long Time Ago Benefactors Enjoy Today

Author:Warren Buffett

“The world is progressing and resources are becoming more abundant. I'd rather go into a grocery store today than a king's banquet a hundred years ago.”

World Years Today Progress Food Kings Becoming Gratitude Hundred Resources Years Ago Cooking Stores Culinary Groceries Becoming More Grocery Stores Banquets

Author:Bill Gates

“The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude especially an attitude of gratitude in a given set of circumstances especially in difficult circumstances.”

Humans Lasts Given Difficult Ability Attitude Circumstances Gratitude Human Freedom Attitude Of Gratitude Difficult Circumstances

Author:Viktor E. Frankl

“Pain from problems and disappointments, etc., is inevitable in life, but suffering is a choice determined by whether you choose to compare your experience and pain to something better and therefore feel unlucky and bitter or to something worse and therefore feel lucky and grateful!”

Feels Problem Pain Suffering Choices Gratitude Lucky Grateful Disappointment Determined Bitter Inevitable Compare Etc You Choose Something Better Unlucky

Author:Viktor E. Frankl

“One of our major flaws, and causes of unhappiness, is that we find it hard to take note of appreciate and be grateful for what is always around us. We suffer because we lose sight of the value of what is before us and yearn, often unfairly, for the imagined attraction elsewhere.”

Hard Suffering Values Causes Loses Gratitude Majors Appreciate Sight Grateful Notes Attraction Flaws Unhappiness Elsewhere Be Grateful

Author:Alain de Botton

“My driving, I've been accused of not being the best, most safest driver.”

Driving Being The Best Drivers Accused

Author:Matt Dillon

“In comparing your sorrows with mine, you may discover that yours are in truth nought.. and so shall you come to bear them the more easily grateful that they are not worse.”

May Mines Bears Sorrow Gratitude Grateful Compare

Author:Peter Abelard

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