Blessings we enjoy daily, and for the most of them, because they be so common, men forget to pay their praises. [and miss much of their benefits from grateful appreciation]
Interpretation
People often overlook the daily blessings in their lives due to their commonness and forget to express gratitude.
This quote by Izaak Walton emphasizes the importance of recognizing and appreciating the blessings we receive on a regular basis. It suggests that many of the good things in our lives are taken for granted simply because they are frequent and familiar, leading to a lack of gratitude which ultimately causes us to miss out on the full benefits these blessings can provide.
In practice
In a speech on thankfulness, one could quote this to encourage listeners to notice the small joys in their lives.
[Be grateful for the simple things in life. Don't take them for granted. After all...] What would a blind man give to see the pleasant rivers and meadows and flowers and fountains; and this and many other like blessings we enjoy daily.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned.
Look to your health: and if you have it, praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of; a blessing that money cannot buy; and therefore value it.
Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element were made for wise men to contemplate, and fools to pass by without consideration.
Of this blest man, let his just praise be given,_x000D_ _x000D_ Heaven was in him, before he was in Heaven.
Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,/ The bee's collected treasure sweet,/ Sweet music's melting fall, but sweeter yet/ The still small voice of gratitude.
For every moment of joy Every hour of fear For every winding road that brought me here For every breath, for every day of living This is my Thanksgiving
I acknowledge my feeling and gratitude for life by praising the world and whoever made all these things.
'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
There is no closer bond than the one that gratefulness celebrates, the bond between giver and thanksgiver. Everything is a gift. Grateful living is a celebration of the universal give-and-take of life, a limitless yes to belonging. Can our world survive without gratefulness? Whatever the answer, one thing is certain: to say an unconditional yes to the mutual belonging of all beings will make this a more joyful world. This is the reason why Yes is my favorite synonym for God.
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