“I've learned of life this bitter truth Hope not between the crumbling walls Of mankind's gratitude to find repose, But rather, Build within thy own soul Fortresses!” SoulMankindWallGratitudeBitterI've LearnedReposeFortressesCrumblingBitter Truth Author:Georgia Douglas Johnson
“This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine, Which back they give at cross-time on a sponge, In bitter vinegar.” GivingFirstsRaceGratitudePureCrossesGratefulWineBitterCupsSupperSpongesVinegarSupper Time Book:Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Illustrated)
“Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive.” IfsGivingSleepSweetGratitudeForgivingBitterThanksTheePardon Author:Algernon Charles Swinburne
“There are days when we can bring before God...laughter of joy and gratitude. There will be other days when we can only muster a bitter, angry complaint. Be confident that God will accept whatever we lift up before him, and he will make it serve his purpose and our good.” GodChristianSpiritualJoyPurposeFaithAcceptingChristianityConfidenceGratitudeLaughterAngryGods WillBitterLiftsComplaintsConfidence In GodBe ConfidentMusterJoy And Gratitude Author:Gardner C. Taylor
“...Blessed be the heart who finds its way to the eternal summer. - where grateful happiness is found through understanding that whatever your situation is, it could always be worse, but isn't... and the thought that things could always be better and the bitter unhappiness this creates is discarded!” WayHeartFoundUnderstandingSituationGratitudeEternalSummerBlessedGratefulBitterUnhappinessDiscarded Author:Frithjof Schuon
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine everything could be worse but isn't and so we are justified in being grateful - and shadows everything could be better but isn't and so it is easy to be bitter 'unless you decide to look on the bright side will fall behind you.” LooksFacesFallEasySidesBehindsGratitudeShadowGratefulBitterSunshineYour FaceBe GratefulJustifiedBehind YouBright Side Author:Walt Whitman
“Always take hold of things by the smooth handle grateful that they are not worse rather than the rough handle, bitter that they are not better.” GratitudeGratefulHandleBitterRoughSmooth Author:Thomas Jefferson