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Gratitude Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton
- No metaphysician ever felt the deficiency of language so much as the grateful.
- There are three kinds of praise, that which we yield, that which we lend, and that which we pay. We yield it to the powerful…
- An act by which we make one friend and one enemy is a losing game; because revenge is a much stronger principle than gratitude
- It is not until we have passed through the furnace that we are made to know how much dross there is in our composition.
- Envy, if surrounded on all sides by the brightness of another's prosperity, like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire, will sting itself to…
- The benevolent have the advantage of the envious, even in this present life; for the envious man is tormented not only by all the ill…
- Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude
- True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.
More Gratitude Quotes
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear… — Lance Armstrong
- Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. — Marcus Aurelius
- Each day provides its own gifts. — Marcus Aurelius
- The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it. — Richard Bach
- We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most… — Philip James Bailey
- I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone. — Travis Barker
- Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. — Karl Barth
- On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer… — William Bartram
- A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy… — Saint Basil
- Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? — Saint Basil