“Half the ingratitude and complacency in the world down to how slowly and imperceptibly most good and bad things unfold.”
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JFK
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Eckhart Tolle
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Joseph Addison
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Oprah
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Epicurus
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Stephen Hawking
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Seneca
2 quotes“Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.”
Marcus Aurelius
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Dalai Lama
1 quote“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.”
Zig Ziglar
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Joe Abercrombie
1 quote“You have to be grateful for the small things, when any minute might be your last.”