“Love is perhaps no more than gratitude for pleasure.” LoveLove IsPleasureGratitude Author:Honore de Balzac
“The law demands good works and uses its terror--rejection, shame, fear of punishment, unanswered prayer, personal tragedy, etc.--as motivation. Here performance is a necessity to secure the blessings and avoid the curses. Grace, on the other hand, allows us to serve on a different basis--not from fear but on the basis of love and gratitude, from appreciation and gladness for blessings freely given and freely received.” MenLoveDifferentUseHandsAgeLawMotivationEvilGivenFearFreedomPrayerSinLibertyGraceGratitudeBlessingDemandPerformancesBasesTragedyShameTerrorAppreciationPunishmentSecureCurseRejectionEtcGood WorkGladnessAnswered PrayersLove And GratitudeUnansweredUnanswered PrayersPersonal Tragedy Author:Richard Jordan
“Respect...is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.” WayLovePersonsGratitudeUniqueRespectEthicsAppreciateAppreciationRespecting OthersSeparatenessPast Relationship Author:Annie Gottlieb
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” WayLoveMomentsHappinessEnjoyPayGratitudeLovelyBest WayEnjoymentEnjoy LifeGreat HappinessLife HappinessGood MorningPeace And HappinessThankful GratitudeThankfulness And GratitudeAttaining HappinessCherish Every MomentBeautiful MomentsEnjoy It While It Lasts Author:Richard Bach
“Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.” ThinkingLoveLifeShouldDoeSoulCommonEnvironmentHabitGratitudeMindfulnessStrongerBlameDetermineLovelySurroundingsLovely Life Author:William James
“He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.” LoveLoversGratitudeBuddhistPurityGiverPurity And Love Author:Thomas a Kempis