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taken for granted

«Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...»
«Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.»
«One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity...»
«There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.»
«Condiments are like old friends-highly thought of, but often taken for granted.»
«Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.»
«All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved.»
«I have learned that some of the nicest people you?ll ever meet are those who have suffered a traumatic event or loss. I admire them for their strength, but most especially for their life gratitude - a gift often taken for granted by the average person in society.»
«In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.»
«In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the good. It is taken for granted that the good are precisely those who at the present time have power, and the bad the same who are no subjugated.»