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Gratitude is the
memory
of the heart. Jean Massieu
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Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting. Bernard Meltzer
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look down
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Never
on anybody
unless you’re helping him up.
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Jesse Jackson
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One can
pay
but one dies forever in debt
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back
the loan of gold, to those who
are kind. Malayan proverb
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Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. Ruth Ann Schabacker
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Saying “thank you” creates love.
««« Daphne Rose Kingma
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Being there at the moment is everything. Anonymous
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What this world needs is a new kind of ARmy —the army of the kind. Cleveland Amory
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There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear. Frank Tyger
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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity
for a kindness. Seneca
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The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. John E. Southard
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The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is “thank you,” it will be enough. Meister Eckhart
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A true friend
sees the good in everything, and
brings out the best
in the worst of things. Sasha Azevedo
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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. G. K. Chesterton
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rare people
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Friends are those who ask how we
F p ar
are and then
wait to hear the
answer.
Ed Cunningham
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A kind word is like a spring day. Russian proverb
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We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
««« Robert Louis Stevenson
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I would
thank
but for you
my
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you
from the bottom of my heart,
heart has no bottom.
Anonymous
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