“there is no joy without gratitude”
“The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
“Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.”
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings JOY and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.”
“Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.”