Grateful

Famous quotes containing the word grateful:

“Tell my son how anxious I am that he may read and learn his Book, that he may become the possessor of those things that a grateful country has bestowed upon his papa—Tell him that his happiness through life depends upon his procuring an education now; and with it, to imbibe proper moral habits that can entitle him to the possession of them.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

“Know this: We serve the Holy One,
To whom our restless souls belong.
We have our breath through God alone,
To whom we raise our grateful song.”
—Ruth C. Duck (b. 1947)

“The first Day’s Night had come—
And grateful that a thing
So terrible—had been endured—
I told my Soul to sing—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)