The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Quote by William James

Topics: Appreciation Quotes

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though...

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though...

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

View life as a continuous learning experience.

View life as a continuous learning experience.