“One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
84 quotes on love, romance and relationships — from the classics to the everyday.
“One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody's hand and squeeze it, while there's time.”
Dale Dauten · Cited in Colleen Zuck et al., Daily Word for Families (2002)
“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
A.A. Milne · The House at Pooh Corner (1928)
“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child.”
William Shakespeare · King Lear (1608), Act I, scene 4
“Understanding is a two-way street.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in Modern Quotations for Ready Reference, 1947
“One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the moments spent with those we love, and to make them whenever possible good to remember, for time is short.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · My Day, 5 February 1943
“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in Sheroes, 1998
“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · My Day, 1 April 1939
“Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women, 1992
“The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.”
Eleanor Roosevelt · This Is My Story, 1937
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
André Gide · Autumn Leaves, 1950
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations
“I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart.”
Michael Corleone · The Godfather Part II, 1974
“A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.”
Vito Corleone · The Godfather, 1972
“The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye.”
Jimi Hendrix