"Whether we are in a pleasant or a painful state depends, finally, upon the kind of matter that pervades and engrosses our consciousness and what we compare it to - better and we envious and sad, worse and we feel grateful and happy."

-- Arthur Schopenhauer

#Gratitude Quotes #Grateful Quotes #Matter Quotes

“But in that moment she realized how false most smiles were and what a tremendous waste of time.”
“Hear Mass daily; it will prosper the whole day. All your duties will be performed the better for it, and your soul will be stronger to bear its daily cross. The Mass is the most holy act of religion; you can do nothing that can give greater glory to God or be more profitable for your soul than to hear Mass both frequently and devoutly. It is the favorite devotion of the saints.”
“I love Karl Rove. He elected Bush.”
“I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same.”
“If you ever hear anybody refer to Elizabeth Taylor as Liz Taylor, you can be pretty sure the person doesn’t know her.”
“Every single day was just a box on the calendar that I could put a red X through; each one brought me closer to Lucas and to liberty.”
“Do not desire your neighbor's wife in vain.”
“Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more.”

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