"Ah, we have to be generous to be grateful ... One has oneself to be a giver."

-- Ivy Compton-Burnett

#Gratitude Quotes #Grateful Quotes #Giver Quotes

“The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected.”

Source : Gerrit Smith (1856). “Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress”, p.18
“The Lord will never forsake or abandon anyone, You may abandon him, but he will not abandon you. You never need to feel that you are alone.”
“Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.”

Source : "From Jesus to Antichrist". Interview with Laura Barton, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2009.
“Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything.”
“Even today . . . experts, usually male, tell women how to be mothers and warn them that they should not have children if they have any intention of leaving their side in their early years. . . . Children don't need parents' full-time attendance or attention at any stage of their development. Many people will help take care of their needs, depending on who their parents are and how they chose to fulfill their roles.”
“There are spiders living comfortably in my house while the wind howls outside. They aren't bothering anybody. If I were a fly, I'd have second thoughts, but I'm not, so I don't.”
“I donâ€™t demand that all work be a masterpiece. What I am doing is the right thing for me - that is what I am and this is living. It reflects me and I reflect it.”
“This book out-lives, out-loves, out-fits, out-lasts, out-reaches, out-runs, and out-ranks all books. This book is faith producing. It is hope awakening. It is death destroying, and those who embrace it find forgiveness of sin.”

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