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感激之情
Gratitude
Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.
感恩是买不到的东西之一。它必须是人类与生俱来的，否则世界上所有的义务都无法创造它。
Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or at least to lighten it as much as we can.
感激之情是我们不完美天性的负担，我们非常愿意去减轻它，或者至少尽我们所能去减轻它。
I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude.
我非常感谢全能的上帝赐予我的仁慈，并决心继续把这件事公之于众，以表谢意。
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
有时我们的光熄灭了，却被另一个人吹成火焰。我们每个人都应该向那些重新点燃这盏灯的人致以最深切的感谢。
The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children.
我们对父母的感激之情是向前的，而不是向后的。我们欠父母的是孩子们给我们的账单。
When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
当服役人员出院时，我们应该对他们做出的巨大的个人牺牲表示感谢，而不是为他们的医院食物买单。
Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment.
每一位职业运动员都应该感谢球迷和管理层，并在每次比赛时支付分期付款。他不应该错过付款。
I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude.
我有一些朋友对我很好，我很幸运，我有能力向他们表达我的感激之情。
I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know.
我是我祖父母的养子，我不知道该如何表达我的感激之情，因为我的父母会把事情弄得一团糟。
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
幸福不能去旅行，不能拥有，不能获得，不能消耗。幸福是带着爱、优雅和感激生活在每一分钟的精神体验。
Kindness trumps greed: it asks for sharing. Kindness trumps fear: it calls forth gratefulness and love. Kindness trumps even stupidity, for with sharing and love, one learns.
善良胜过贪婪:它要求分享。仁慈战胜恐惧:它唤起感激和爱。善良甚至胜过愚蠢，因为有了分享和爱，一个人会学会。
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
有时候，我们自己的光芒熄灭了，却被另一个人的火花重新点燃。我们每个人都有理由怀着深深的感激之情去思考那些点燃我们内心火焰的人。
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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
当我们表达我们的感激之情时，我们一定不能忘记，最高的感激不是说出来的，而是说出来的。
Making the ungrateful grateful is a tedious endeavor.
让忘恩负义的人心存感激是一项乏味的努力。
We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
我们应该感恩地球母亲;否则，我们的灵性可能会变得虚伪。
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是灵魂高尚的标志。
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
我坚持认为，感谢是思想的最高形式，感激是惊奇带来的双倍幸福。