“A child of God should be a visible Beatitude, for joy and happiness, and a living Doxology, for gratitude and adoration.”

“Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.”

“Happiness is the experience of living every moment with love, grace and gratitude.”

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”

“Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.”

“From the very beginning of his education, the child should experience the joy of discovery.”

“The root of joy is gratefulness… It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

“There is nothing more atrociously cruel than an adored child.”

“Those who thank God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, whatever the experience.”