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Appreciation Quotes


"There will come a respect and dignity for work when the people are being taught."


"When we don't see the value of a thing, we don't put the protective edge."


"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars."


"Anything great will only be appreciated if I am given the opportunity to feel the absence of it, or experience the reversal of it. It is only then that I can even begin to understand its majesty and cherish it in the manner I should have all along."


"You cannot truly enjoy a flower until you can see her inner beauty and feel her purpose of life."


"You have given me a gift such as I never even dreamt of finding in this life."


"With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we have."


"If you find a man who trusts you, who isn't afraid, who sees you for who you are, and if it feels like he knows you for who it is that you simply are, and thinks all of that is beautiful; know that you have found a rare thing."



"Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words."


"Appreciate her for who she is."


"True gratitude ascends to the highest altitudes."


"The greatest wealth in the world is the wealth of time."


"We appreciate things not for their beauty but for how they kindle our minds' generosity."



"Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance."


"If I had a single wish, I would wish sixty seconds of total depravity upon myself. For one of the greatest gifts of all is to have 'nothing' so that I can finally learn how to appreciate 'everything'."


"Many things that don't really mean so much of anything, are wonderful."


"Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees."


"The familiar is by far the most beautiful."


"She would consider each day a miracle - which indeed it is, when you consider the number of unexpected things that could happen in each second of our fragile existences."


"If you want to know the value of a day, ask someone who could not find food to eat or water to drink for a whole day when he is hungry."


"As sensory experience junkies, we have been blinded to the majesty in the common."


"Water on earth came from space. Everything which is there was once upon a time not there and everything which is there shall return again to wherever they come from! When you see a beautiful ocean, or beautiful anything, remember this and appreciate them well!"


"Glorifying people is the most noble act."


"I appreciate the beauty and balm of flowers but I have never enjoyed receiving them because then I have to watch them die, and worse...throw them away."


"God would have us cherish even the smallest of blessings, for in taking a blessing for granted we are well on our way to taking it to its grave."


"You learn the value of water when the rivers are dry. You learn the value of light when the winters are prolonged. You learn the value of water when the fields are bare."


"See the world for what it is.BEAUTIFUL!"


"Everything that I hold will eventually be gone. Subsequently, the quality of my life will depend on whether I choose to appreciate those things 'now' or wait until 'then."


"Let us salute all the shadows of this world for the brilliant and enigmatical art they create day and night!"


"Always celebrate people for who they are."


"Notice how extraordinary your life truly is. It's filled with love. Open your heart to it."


"Gratitude is arriving at the point where your expectations, accumulation and anticipations make way for appreciation, reflection and celebration."


"I have nothing to compain about. I am here to enjoy the breathtaking beauty of nature."


"Every once in a while God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the miraculous body attached to it."


"Until I saw Chardin's painting I never realized how much beauty lay around me in my parents' house in the half-cleared table in the corner of a tablecloth left awry in the knife beside the empty oyster shell."


"Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent."


"God appreciates ordinary people."


"Embrace the sweetness of life like a gift honeycomb from the hive."


"Look around and see the wonderful beauty in the world around you."


"Life can only be live with grace and gratitude."


"You don't have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow."


"Good things quickly become habitual and we often stop valuing them."
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