Gratitude, Obligation

Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone.
~ Gertrude Stein

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.
~ Clarence E. Hodges

To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.
~ G. Edward Griffin

Giving Thanks

The depth and the willingness with which we serve is a direct reflection of our gratitude.
~ Gordon T. Watts

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.
~ Roberto Benigni

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
~ William Arthur Ward

Originality, Progress, Presentation

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.
~ Laurence J. Peter

Lead, follow or get out of the way!
~ George S. Patton

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.
~ Saint Augustine of Hippo

Wisdom, True Patriotism, Approval

Patience is the companion of wisdom.
~ Anonymous

I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves … too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: 'Our country, right or wrong!' They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: 'Our country—when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.'
~ Carl Schurz (Speeches, Correspondence And Political Papers Of Carl
Schurz V5: January 30, 1889-December 27, 1898)

If your number one goal is to make sure that everyone likes and approves of you, then you risk sacrificing your uniqueness and, therefore, your excellence.
~ Anonymous