~ Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies. ~

~ Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~

~ The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it. ~

~ Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. ~

~ When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. ~

~ When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place. ~

~ Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk. ~

~ One of the blessings of being rich is the blessing to be charitable ~

~ Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils. ~

~ Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. ~

~ Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds ~

~ All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors ~

~ No blessing lasts forever ~

~ The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings. ~

~ Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed" was the ninth beatitude ~