by Ann Golden
Egle
http://www.GVAsuccess.com
©
2008
We're entering into the Harvest Season, so whether
you are anticipating a loving holiday celebration soon, or thankful over challenges
that you're processing, some thought provoking quotes on 'gratitude' and 'self-restraint'
may be your ticket to success.
At the very least, if you
pick one of the following quotes to ponder over the coming few days it will send
you into your Thanksgiving celebration with a new attitude, perhaps one of kindness,
acceptance, and yes, appreciation. Let go of any mishaps of the past. This is
a brand new celebration.
Gratitude
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
Let us rise up and
be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little,
and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick,
at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
~Buddha
Gratitude
is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
~Cicero
The
deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
~William
James
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from
the soul.
~Henry Ward Beecher
Gratefulness is the key
to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then
no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want
to have something else or something more.
~Brother David Steindl-Rast
Self-Restraint
I
have always repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue. Xenocrates Self-control
is the chief element in self-respect and the chief element in courage.
~Thucydides
Remember,
there is always a limit to self indulgence, but none to self- restraint.
~Mahatma
Gandhi
Some people are molded by their admiration, others
by their hostilities.
~Elizabeth Bowen
There is little
that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
~Louis XIV
The
best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants
them to do, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they
do it.
~Theodore Roosevelt
I wish you a
safe and enjoyable celebration of the rewards you've earned through the 'planting
and plowing' you've done all year. Be thankful for your 'harvest' - the results
of a year of great work. I sincerely hope your gratitude and self-restraint benefit,
too. Enjoy your discoveries!
