Appreciation Quote by William James Download Open image “The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.” — William James ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Appreciation Breasts Creativity Desire Gratitude Humans Longing Nostalgia
Every want that stimulates the breast becomes a source of pleasure when redressed. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
The strong desires of man's insatiate breast may stand possess'd Of all that earth can give; but earth can give no rest. — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
The deepest longing of the human heart is to know and enjoy the glory of God. We were made for this. — John Piper Copy Share Image
Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature. — Anna Sui Copy Share Image
Erotic longing is really a longing to merge with something greater than oneself. For every kind of love is a force that holds the… — Julianne Davidow Copy Share Image
We all go about longing for love: it is the first need of our natures, the loudest cry of our hearts. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“Longing, whether for a passion or person, is one of the most powerful, yet painful, emotions there is. It can drive you to its… — jennifer salaiz Copy Share Image
Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
This longing to express and celebrate life is innate and quite beautiful. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world. — William James Copy Share Image
We are all potentially such sick men. The sanest and best of us are of one clay with lunatics and prison-inmates. And whenever we feel this, such a sense of the vanity of our voluntary career comes over us, that all our morality appears but as a plaster hiding a sore it can never cure, and all our well-doing as… — William James Copy Share
In the dim background of our mind we know meanwhile what we ought to be doing: getting up, dressing ourselves, answering the person who… — William James Copy Share Image
“Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease-spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and belief, as we can. We patch and tinker more than we renew. The novelty soaks in; it stains the ancient mass; but it… — William James Copy Share
Woe to him whose beliefs play fast and loose with the order which realities follow in his experience; they will lead him nowhere or… — William James Copy Share Image
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. — William James Copy Share Image
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. — William James Copy Share Image
Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them,… — William James Copy Share Image
“How soon, indeed, are human things forgotten! As we meet here this morning, the Southern sun is shining on their place of burial, and the waves sparkling and the sea-gulls circling around Fort Wagner's ancient site. But the great earthworks and their thundering cannon, the commanders and their followers, the wild assault and repulse that for a brief space made… — William James Copy Share
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
The writings of latter-day prophets clearly teach that the sorrows and sufferings endured by Adam and Eve upon their leaving the Garden of Eden were ordained by God and were a necessary part of their-and our-earthly experience. President Howard W. Hunter, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, taught: "We came to mortal life to encounter resistance.… — Daniel K Judd Copy Share
Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
A very small percentage of the people in this world will actually experience and live today. So many people will be stuck on another… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
Appreciation is the purest vibration that exists on the planet today. — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
“Like gratitude, authentic appreciation in the workplace is a realisation that can be nurtured and accessed with daily mindful practice. By and large, people who are grateful, happy and enthusiastic are going to demonstrate better performance than those who are unhappy and unappreciative. There is increasing evidence that a grateful mindset amplifies happiness and mental and emotional wellbeing.” — Christopher Dines Copy Share
Think of your mind, your emotions, and your spirit as the ultimate garden. The way to ensure a bountiful, nourishing harvest is to plant… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
“Recognize and appreciate little things, and enjoy what Life has to offer” — Cesar Nikko Caharian III Copy Share Image
Men, when it comes to women, value diamonds and put no stock into copper. Diamonds are rare. You can find copper anywhere. — Enhance Dreams Copy Share Image