“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” and ...
     
“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

“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. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” and ...
     
“Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.”
~ Melody Beattie
     
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues”
~ Cicero
     
“Rest and be thankful.” and ...
“We have within ourselves
Enough to fill the present day with joy,
And overspread the future years with hope.”
~ William Wordsworth

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. ~ Henry Ward Beecher