"Would you know who is the greatest saint in all the world?... It is he who is always thankful to God, who wills everything that God wills, who receives everything as an instance of God's goodness and has a heart always ready to praise God for it... This is the perfection of all virtues... If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness and perfection, he must tell you to make it a rule to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you."
- William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life