“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.”– Friedrich Nietzsche Related Quotes “God gave me a great body and it’s my duty to take care of my physical temple.”– Jean Claude Van Damme “You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire as great as your dominant aspiration.”– James Lane Allen “There is no greater glory than love, nor any great punishment than jealously.”– Lope de Vega