"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts."

Amiel, Henri Frederic | Appreciation | 1 bookmarks

"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly."

Paine, Thomas | Appreciation | 2 bookmarks

"Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline."

Whipple, Edwin P. | Cheerfulness | 2 bookmarks

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Twain, Mark | Action | 64 bookmarks

"You don't decide to build a church because you have money in the bank. You build because God says this is what I should do. Faith is the supplier of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen."

Bakker, Jim | Faith | 1 bookmarks

"There is a canyon of difference between doing your best to glorify God and doing whatever it takes to glorify yourself. The quest for excellence is a mark of maturity. The quest for power is childish."

Lucado, Max L. | Excellence | 3 bookmarks