"A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the……" — Doris Lessing
"A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer."
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201 Quotes by Doris Lessing
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When old settlers say 'One has to understand the country,' what they mean is, 'You have to get used to…
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When a white man in Africa by accident looks into the eyes of a native and sees the human being…
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She was thirty-nine. No, she did not envy her eighteen-year- old self at all. But she did envy, envied every…
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A woman writer, quitting love before literature when love lets her down, will put literature before love.
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Oh cat, I'd say, or pray: be-ootiful cat! Delicious cat! Exquisite cat! Satiny cat! Cat like a soft owl, cat…
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There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.
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The smell of manure, of sun on foliage, of evaporating water, rose to my head; two steps farther, and I…
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What matters most is that we learn from living.
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Coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous.
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And it does no harm to repeat, as often as you can, 'Without me the literary industry would not exist:…
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Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group…
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Nonsense, it was all nonsense: this whole damned outfit, with its committees, its conferences, its eternal talk, talk, talk, was…
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More Grateful Quotes
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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also…
— Aristotle
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This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest…
— Gerard Arpey
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What I enjoy most is travelling to different places and meeting new people. For me, it's all about life experiences,…
— Jensen Ackles
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I'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.
— Amy Adams
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My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am…
— Brigitte Bardot
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I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support…
— Travis Barker
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My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful…
— Travis Barker
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
— Karl Barth
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
— Melody Beattie
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
— Melody Beattie
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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