A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.
— Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Floundering Thank Goodness quotations
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

So shines a good deed... in a weary world.

Thank you everyone for your kind words, support and prayers!! I'm hurting right now but it's great to know good people have my back!!
I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.

Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today.
When you help people, don't wait around to hear them say, "Thank you.
" A lot of times we do good things, but in the back of our mind we're hoping to get some appreciation. But if you make your intentions pure, and you expect only from Allah, He will take more care of you than you could ever imagine.
Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest light to all the world.
Good friends, good whiskey, and good lovin', I want to thank you Lord.
If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul
The problem with Christians is they aren't as good as Jesus.
But thank God most Muslims are better than Muhammad.
Our problem with President Obama isn't that he's a bad person.
By all accounts, he too is a good husband, and a good father - and thanks to lots of practice, a pretty good golfer.
The day will come when you will review your life and be thankful for every minute of it. Every hurt, every sorrow, every joy, every celebration, every moment of your life will be a treasure to you, for you will see the utter perfection of the design. You will stand back from the weaving and see the tapestry, and you will weep at the beauty of it.
Do a little more than you're paid to.
Give a little more than you have to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends.
Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
He who plants kindness gathers love.
Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.
Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.
I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.
Thank goodness we don't live in medieval times, when people fought wars over ideas.
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen.
A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one.
An evidence that our will has been broken is that we begin to thank God for that which once seemed so bitter, knowing that his will is good and that, in His time and in His way, He is able to make the most bitter waters sweet.
Yesterday evening I received a call that a person had located a body and the investigators from SDSD Homicide Division described our beloved mother, Sally Estabrook. Thank you all for your prayers, your good thoughts, and positive vibes.
I had so much horse I knew I could wait until something opened up.
I was in a good position and could see where the holes were going to open up and she was really on her game today. When I rode her last time, she did the same thing and when I asked her, she was ready. I'm very thankful to Juddmonte and to Bill Mott to have me on her again.
It's amazing. I can do anything. And do it well. Any good thing, I can do it. That's why I am who I am, yes, because God loves me and I'm amazed at it. I'm grateful for it.
I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.
I want to thank my wife who I don't normally usually associate with Iran.
I want to thank you for working on our marriage for 10 Christmases. It's good. It is work, but it's the best kind of work, and there's no one I'd rather work with!
One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.