"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children."
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Love
"When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise."
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Love
"To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose is the next best."
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Love
"Never lose a chance of saying a kind word."
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Compassion
"That I may reach that happy time The kindly gods I pray, For are not ducks and pease in prime Upon the last of May?"
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Hope
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love."
- Marcus Aurelius
Gratitude
"To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress."
- Jonathan Harnum
Gratitude
"Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience."
- Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude
"Sometimes the little things in life mean the most."
- Ellen Hopkins
Gratitude
"The two words that will change your life are 'thank you'. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow."
- Stacey Lee
Gratitude