"A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer"
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
About this Quote
This quote by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing speaks to the power of thankfulness and its ability to bring us closer to heaven. By revealing appreciation, we are able to open our hearts and minds to the divine. Thankfulness is a powerful emotion that can assist us to connect with the divine and to recognize the true blessings in our lives. It is a way of revealing our gratitude for the good ideas in our lives and for the magnificent existence that is always with us. By expressing appreciation, we can open ourselves as much as the divine and to the blessings that come from it. Appreciation is a kind of prayer that can help us to feel closer to heaven and to the divine. It is a method of revealing our love and appreciation for the divine and for the true blessings that come from it. Thankfulness is a powerful emotion that can help us to get in touch with the divine and to acknowledge the true blessings in our lives.
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
