The hardest arithmetic to

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer

Do not spoil what

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Epicurus

Do not spoil what

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus

He is a wise

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus

I would rather be

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. Elbert Hubbard

I thank you God

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. e. e. cummings

The essence of all

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche

The root of joy

The root of joy is gratefulness…It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. David Steindl-Rast