80 Gratitude Quotes

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‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. Alice Walker

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them. John F. Kennedy

At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Schweitzer

Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination. Victor Hugo

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey

Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful. Al Jarreau

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault

'Enough' is a feast. Buddhist proverb

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward

For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. Elie Wiesel

For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever. Charlotte Brontë

Forget yesterday--it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow--you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift--today. Steve Maraboli

Got no checkbooks, got no banks, still I’d like to express my thanks. I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night. Irving Berlin

Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it. Stephen Richards

Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices. Robert Braathe

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward

Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you. Eileen Caddy

Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy. Fred De Witt Van Amburgh

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. William Faulkner

Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else. Raheel Farooq

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie

Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I feel a very unusual sensation—if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude. Benjamin Disraeli

I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved. Reba McEntire

I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I'm going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity, and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice. Mike Ericksen

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. G.K. Chesterton

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get. Frank A. Clark

If you count all your assets, you always show a profit. Robert Quillen

If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. Gerald Good

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. Albert Schweitzer

In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day--or to celebrate each special day. Rasheed Ogunlaru

In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment. Naomi Williams

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. Karl Barth

Keep your eyes open and try to catch people in your company doing something right, then praise them for it. Tom Hopkins

Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want. Jim Rohn

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. Maya Angelou

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. Buddha

Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace. Arianna Huffington

Make it a habit to tell people, ‘thank you.’ To express your appreciation sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it. Ralph Marston

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks. James Allen

No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Alfred North Whitehead

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W. T. Purkiser

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. A.A. Milne

Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone. Gertrude Stein

Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.  Bethany Hamilton

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. Henri Frederic Amiel

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. William James

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. John E. Southard

The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing. Hannah Whitall Smith

The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. Henry Ward Beecher

The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. Charles Schwab

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it. Michael Josephson

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. Ralph H. Blum

They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself. Tom Perrotta

Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden

This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before. Maya Angelou

Through the eyes of gratitude, everything is a miracle. Mary Davis

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning. Albert Barnes

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. Neal A. Maxwell

We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction. Harry A. Ironside

Whatever we are waiting for—peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance—it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. Sarah Ban Breathnach

When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere. Emmanuel Dagher

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. Willie Nelson

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. G.K. Chesterton

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. Kristin Armstrong

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. Anthony Robbins

When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Tecumseh

When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Tecumseh

Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. Estonian Proverb

You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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