"Thou givest life and love for Greece and Right: I will stand by thee lest thou shouldst be weak, Not weak of soul.—I will but hold in sight Thy marvelous beauty.—Here is She you seek!"

"I never will desert Mr. Micawber."

"Fidelity is not the reason for blunting attention."

"Histories are more full of Examples of the Fidelity of dogs than of Friends."

"There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man."

"The joker in the deck of lesbian fidelity is female vanity: no woman of fifty is going to undress in front of a woman of twenty no matter how much she might lust for her."

"When one considers Greek love, it is, in accordance with its concept, essentially faithful, just because it is psychical; and it is some accidental factor in the particular individual that he loves many, and with regard to the many he loves, it is again accidental every time he loves a new one; when he is in love with one, he does not think of the next one. Don Juan, on the contrary, is a seducer from the ground up. His love is not psychical but sensuous, and sensuous love, in accordance with its concept, is not faithful, but absolutely faithless; it loves not one but all, that is to say, it seduces all. In exists only in the moment, but the moment, in terms of its concept, is the sum of moments, and so we have the seducer."

"This was her finest role and the hardest one to play. Choosing between heaven and a ridiculous fidelity, preferring oneself to eternity or losing oneself in God is the age-old tragedy in which each must play his part."

"No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity."

""In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich." Dietrich Bonhoeffer"

""Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." Marcus Tullius Cicero"

""Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that1 what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." Epicurus"

""This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before." Maya Angelou"

""In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day--or to celebrate each special day." Rasheed Ogunlaru"

""Keep your eyes open and try to catch people in your company doing something right, then praise them for it." Tom Hopkins"

""Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else." Raheel Farooq"

""They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself." Tom Perrotta"

""Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices." Robert Braathe"

""Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it." Stephen Richards"

""I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I'm going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity, and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice." Mike Ericksen"

""The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you." John E. Southard"

"I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath often left me mourning."

"As we give thanks for the Earth, will we live in such a way that the Earth can be grateful for us?"

"L'ingratitude attire les reproches comme la reconnaissance attire de nouveaux bienfaits."

"Qui gratus futurus est statim dum accipit de reddendo cogitet."

"Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus; beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est."

"Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!"

"Conveniens homini est hominem servare voluptas. Et melius nulla quæritur arte favor."

"Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis."

"La reconnaissance est la mémoire du cœur."

"The still small voice of gratitude."

"Gratitude is expensive."

"Praise the bridge that carried you over."

"Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum omnium reliquarum."

"If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep, The sky if no longer dark tempests deform; When our perils are past shall our gratitude sleep? No! Here's to the pilot that weather'd the storm!"

"Did you ever think of the reason why the Psalms of David have come, like winged angels, down across all the realms and ages,— why they make the key-note of grateful piety in every Christian's soul, wherever he lives? Why? Because they are so full of gratitude. " Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men!""

"The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you."

"We can set our deeds to the music of a grateful heart, and seek to round our lives into a hymn — the melody of which will be recognized by all who come in contact with us, and the power of which shall not be evanescent, like the voice of the singer, but perennial, like the music of the spheres."

"To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing."

"Thankfulness is the tune of angels."

"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child."

"Let but the commons hear this testament— Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read— And they would go and kiss dead Cæsar's wounds And dip their napkins in his sacred blood, Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it as a rich legacy Unto their issue."

"Let never day nor night unhallow'd pass, But still remember what the Lord hath done."

"O Lord, that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!"

"Now the good gods forbid That our renowned Rome, whose gratitude Towards her deserved children is enroll'd In Jove's own book, like an unnatural dam Should now eat up her own!"

"Thou thought'st to help me; and such thanks I give As one near death to those that wish him live."

"Your bounty is beyond my speaking; But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you."

"The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits."