"So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done."

-- Marian Wright Edelman

#Women Quotes #Being Thankful Quotes #Good Woman Quotes

“Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them.”
“You can trust Charlie Crist.”
“Nothing can be reckoned good or bad to us in this life, any further than it indisposes us for the enjoyment of another.”
“The only value of wasted time is knowledge.”

Source : Monica Drake (2013). “Clown Girl: A Novel”, p.228, Hawthorne Books
“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.”
“However, the Government has made it clear that we do not encourage the recruitment of teachers from developing nations where there may be an adverse effect on the economy.”
“If people could see me the way I see myself - if they could live in my memories - would anyone love me?”

Source : John Green (2012). “An Abundance of Katherines”, p.141, Penguin UK
“Life . . . is a joyful expression of love, praise and thanksgiving instead of a hopeless struggle which eventually ends in death. Giving thanks in every circumstance, we forego the logic and reason which asks, "Why me?" and open our hearts and learn to trust. Every obstacle becomes an occasion for rejoicing. We put love at the center of our universe and we are lifted beyond the world of limitation, doubt, and fear into the realm of love, hope, and eternal happiness.”

Source : Robert Scheid (1980). “Beyond the Love Game”

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