#appreciation

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#excellence #next

Poetry, like jazz, is one of those dazzling diamonds of creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives. ↗

— Aberjhani

#cultural-arts #famous-poets #humanity #jazz #jazz-appreciation-month

I appreciated art, long before I could produce it. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#art #artistic-expression #artists #art

A sincere attitude of gratitude is a beatitude for secured altitudes. Appreciate what you have been given and you will be promoted higher. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#altitudes #appreciate #appreciation #attitude #attitudes

There is something beautiful in you seeking freedom. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#freedom #hard-work #love-yourself #patience #beauty

If you want to find a reason to smile, to find a reason to be happy, learn to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you. ↗

— Lionel Suggs

#happiness #beauty

There is just as much beauty visible to us in the landscape as we are prepared to appreciate, and not a grain more. ... A man sees only what concerns him. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#beauty #blindness #beauty

Just because it isn't perfect, doesn't mean it isn't awesome. ↗

— M.R. Mathias

#inspirational #inspirational

Be thankful for your allotment in an imperfect world.  Though better circumstances can be imagined, far worse are nearer misses than you probably care to realize. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#gratefulness #gratitude #richelle #richelle-goodrich #thankfulness

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back. ↗

— Alice Walker

#joy-of-life #life