“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
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“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” – Albert Schweitzer
“In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” — Ralph H. Blum
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ― Melody Beattie
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” ― G.K. Chesterton
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Frog in a little pond can be much happier than fish in a vast ocean! -Mehmet Murat ildan
“We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.” – Mao Zedong
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“Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. All these sights and sounds and smells will be yours to enjoy, Wilbur—this lovely world, these precious days…” – E.B. White
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We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is nurturing us. -Jenny Uglow
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day. -Native American Proverb
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Like wildflowers, you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people never thought you would. -E.V.
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