Acknowledge Quote by Josef Pieper

Felicity is in possession, happiness in anticipation.

— Jean Racine

Happiness is essentially a gift; we are not the forgers of our own felicity.

— Josef Pieper

Happiness is less regulated by external circumstances than inward enjoyment. Whoever is happy in the satisfaction of himself feels imperturbable felicity; but he, who…

— Norm MacDonald

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes, and seeing them…

— Samuel Johnson

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

— Miguel de Cervantes

To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift.

— Josef Pieper

“The very joyful thing about seeing ourselves and life from a place of gratitude instead of entitlement— is that this way of breathing allows…

— C. JoyBell C

You must learn to understand the secret of gratitude. It is more than just so-called virtue. It is revealed to you as a mysterious…

— Albert Schweitzer

For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the things we…

— Michael Josephson

The common meaning of gratitude is to be thankful for benefits received. While this is important, I feel that the energy of gratitude is…

— John Randolph Price

To find gratitude and generosity when you could reasonably find hurt and resentment will surprise you. It will be so surprising because you will…

— Henry B. Eyring

I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled…

— Philip Gulley