With tears he accepted, and out of gratitude to his benefactor, by ten years his junior, he assumed the name of Clement X.

Cotton Mather suggested that the school change its name to Yale College in gratitude to its benefactor, and to increase the chances that he would give the college another large donation or bequest.

His grandfather served in the war against Sertorius with Pompey, through whose influence he obtained Roman citizenship ; hence the name Pompeius, adopted as a token of gratitude to his benefactor.

It is said that after Zachow died in 1712, Handel became a benefactor to his widow and children in gratitude for his teacher's instruction.

The emotions lead to different actions ; indebtedness can motivate the recipient of the aid to avoid the person who has helped them, whereas gratitude can motivate the recipient to seek out their benefactor and to improve their relationship with them.

" Of Christ he writes, " We may regard with fervent gratitude so great a benefactor, but our esteem and rational love must ascend higher and not rest till it centre in his God and ours.

In gratitude, Stravinsky dedicated the work to Reinhart and gave him the original manuscript.

In gratitude, Stravinsky dedicated the work to Reinhart, and gave him the original manuscript.

Studies suggest that gratitude goes hand-in-hand with kindness and is also very important for our well-being.

" Amassador Bowles also conveyed gratitude to Capra for " one helluva job.

Although his writings on Jewish law and ethics were met with acclaim and gratitude from most Jews even as far off as Spain, Iraq and Yemen, and he rose to be the revered head of the Jewish community in Egypt, there were also vociferous critics of some of his rulings and other writings particularly in Spain.

It should also be noted that some former British POW's erected a monument expressing gratitude to the citizens of Ubon Ratchathani.

Affection can be a cause of kissing " in all ages in grave and solemn moments ," notes Nyrop, " not only among those who love each other, but also as an expression of profound gratitude.

Some writers regard Seneca as the first great western thinker on the complex nature and role of gratitude in human relationships There has also been a recent theory presented that there were in fact two Senecas.

Not only on Parents Day, but also on Teacher's Day ( 15 May ), people express their admiration and gratitude to their teachers with Carnations, as Carnation has the meaning of ' admiration ', ' love ', and ' gratitude '.

" Warner also earned the gratitude and affection of Errol Flynn.

Hyde also argues that there is a difference between a " true " gift given out of gratitude and a " false " gift given only out of obligation.

She also states that he was the only man she was ever in love with, loving him not for title, wealth or power, but for merit, justice, gratitude, duty and fidelity.

Merrick was also reluctant to talk about his exhibition days, although he expressed gratitude towards his former managers.

Even those who refuse to waste a thought on his spiritual aims remember with gratitude his constancy of effort to make England great by land and sea ; and it would be well for them also to be reminded of his no less constant efforts to make England worthy of greatness.

In gratitude, he determined to bestow on the see of Peter " power, and dignity of glory, and vigour, and honour imperial ", and " supremacy as well over the four principal sees, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Constantinople, as also over all the churches of God in the whole earth ".

In 1847 he was also returned for Lancashire South but elected to sit for his former constituency, his election in Lancashire South was unsolicited but an honour conferred by the people there to express their gratitude for his goodwork with the repeal of the Corn Laws.

John Uniack also noted: “ The little island under which we lay received the name of Turtle Island, in gratitude for the abundant supply of that fish which we procured from it.

This gratitude could be expressed through the nembutsu, but also through a general sense of appreciation.

It also means that anything in existence to which is ascribed praise, thanks, glorification, or gratitude, is only able to achieve it due to God's infinite mercy and grace.

He was full of gratitude also for the children lodged at an orphanage, and asked the cardinal archbishop of Algiers, Léon-Etienne Duval, to help out the orphanage ( or Kasbah ).

The fact that this booklet was also meant to form bridges between Lutheran and Reformed Protestants in Germany can for example be seen from the role the Law takes as both the source of knowledge of human depravity and misery ( first part of the Catechism ) and the ' rule for gratitude ', the source of knowledge of God's will for a holy life.

This action was in gratitude for the arrangement of peace and also to outdo his rival, who had only presented a daughter to de Soto.

The sponsors promote that the Charlemagne Prize is not only an expression of gratitude for lasting services for the unity of Europe, but also an encouragement and an expression of hopes and expectations directed towards the future.

While traveling together, the two also experience American Indian customs and hospitality, disrupt a monk order's vow of silence with an innocent gesture of gratitude, and learn a little about each other's culture.

At the war's close the Prime Minister David Lloyd George also recognised the significance of Birmingham in the allied victory, remarking how " the country, the empire and the world owe to the skill, the ingenuity and the resource of Birmingham a deep debt of gratitude ".

The Buddha-Gupta stone, dating to the 4th-5th century CE, was dedicated by an Indian Merchant, Buddha Gupta, as an expression of gratitude for his safe arrival after a voyage to the Malay peninsula.

Herzog dedicated his 2008 film Encounters at the End of the World to Ebert, and Ebert responded with a heartfelt public letter of gratitude.

Out of gratitude, his son Midas dedicated the ox-cart to the Phrygian god Sabazios ( whom the Greeks identified with Zeus ) and either tied it to a post or tied its shaft with an intricate knot of cornel ( Cornus mas ) bark.

Merlin Holland's Oscar Wilde: A Life in Letters ( 2003 ) was dedicated " To the memory of Rupert Hart-Davis, with love and gratitude.

Sir John Gielgud's autobiography, An Actor and His Time is dedicated " To Ralph and Mu Richardson, with gratitude and affection ".

The book is dedicated to Major Leonard Darwin, Fisher's friend, correspondent and son of Charles Darwin, " In gratitude for the encouragement, given to the author, during the last fifteen years, by discussing many of the problems dealt with in this book ".

As a mark of his gratitude, Menahem dedicated to Abravanel his work Ẓedah la-Derek ( Provision for the Journey ).

A year later ( October 27, 1888 ) he was appointed an honorary member of the Spanish Academy, to which, as a token of his gratitude, he dedicated the third edition of the eighth volume of his history.

In gratitude to his patron, Medtner dedicated his Third Piano Concerto to the Maharajah of Mysore.

The festival is common to all spiritual traditions in Hinduism, where it is dedicated to the expression of gratitude towards the teacher by his / her disciple.

Schoeck was not given to overt signs of gratitude, but he dedicated the song cycle Gaselen ( 1923 ), the Sonata for Bass Clarinet and Piano ( 1927 – 28 ), and the Suite in A flat for Strings ( 1945 ) to Werner Reinhart.

To express their gratitude, Luísa and her husband wrote the opera Pollinia and dedicated it to the Empress.

In gratitude, Brahms dedicated his Second Sonata to Hausmann.

: TO THE PERSIAN PEOPLE ' In the endeavour to repay in some slight measure the debt of gratitude imposed on me through their confidence in my purposes towards them and by their unwavering belief, under difficult and forbidding circumstances, in my desire to serve them for the regeneration of their nation, this book is dedicated by the author.

Churches were built in their honor by Archbishop Proclus and by Emperor Justinian I ( 527 – 565 ), who sumptuously restored the city of Cyrus and dedicated it to the twins, but brought their relics to Constantinople ; there, following his cure, ascribed to the intercession of Cosmas and Damian, Justinian, in gratitude also built and adorned their church at Constantinople, and it became a celebrated place of pilgrimage.

An early piece of Juvenilia, Frederick and Elfrida, is dedicated to her As a small testimony of the gratitude I feel for your late generosity to me in finishing my muslin Cloak, I beg leave to offer you this little production of your sincere Friend and later writings prove that she had been allowed to see the manuscripts for Love and Freindship and for First Impressions, an early version of Pride and Prejudice and an honor accorded to few.

On Thames & Hudson ’ s tenth anniversary, the UK publishing industry magazine, The Bookseller, described the company as ‘ neither wedded to eclecticism nor dedicated to mass appeal, has produced some of the most ambitious picture books ever published ... and have sold them in a number which ten years ago would have been considered improbable and at prices which have won the surprised gratitude of thousands of readers .’

Mr. Parsky retired as a Regent in 2008, and received a resolution from the Regents stating “ the Regents of the University of California express their deep gratitude to Gerry for his exemplary service, his dedicated advocacy of the University before many forums, and his willingness to enlist his extensive business experience on behalf of public higher education and the people of California .”