Expressing Gratitude Quotes:

If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped.

- Izaak Walton

topic: Thankful, Expressing Gratitude, Ifs, I Am Thankful, Thankful For What You Have

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

- Melody Beattie

source: Melody Beattie (2003). “The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflections”, Hazelden Publishing

topic: Happiness, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Joy And Gratitude, I Am Thankful

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

- Aesop

topic: Inspirational, Thanksgiving, Spiritual, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Thanksgiving, Thank You, Gratitude, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Thankful, Gratitude, Jobs, Joy And Gratitude, I Am Thankful

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

topic: Inspirational, Life, Thank You, Inspirational Gratitude, Become Rich

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

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

- Dalai Lama

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Thank You, Inspirational Gratitude, Inspirational Thanksgiving

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

topic: Inspirational, Inspiring, Thankful, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

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

- John Wooden

source: "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Positive, Best Coaches, Inspirational Attitude

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

source: FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Oct 03, 2011

topic: Positive, Thank You, Thankful, Concentrating, Spiritual Blessings

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

- Thornton Wilder

source: Thornton Wilder (1958). “The Cabala ; The Woman of Andros”

topic: Inspirational, Life, Inspiring, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude

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

- Alfred North Whitehead

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Wise, Joy And Gratitude, Inspirational Thank You

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

- Mark Twain

source: Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.18, St. Martin's Press

topic: Inspirational, Relationship, Inspiring, Niceness, Kind Thoughts

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say.

- Alice Walker

topic: Gratitude, Prayer, Being Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude, Inspirational Thank You

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

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship, Inner Life, I Am Thankful

Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.

- A.J. Cronin

topic: Life, Smile, Gratitude, I Am Thankful, Life Appreciation

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

- George Herbert

topic: Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Grateful, Thankful Heart, So Grateful

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.

- Denis Waitley

topic: Love, Positive, Spiritual, Consumed, Inner Happiness

Appreciation can make a day - even change a life.

- Margaret Cousins

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Appreciation, Inspirational Gratitude, Life Appreciation, Willingness To Help, Willingness To Change

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Importunate, Had A Great Time

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

- William Faulkner

topic: Gratitude, Order, Quality, Inspirational Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day

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

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

topic: Gratitude, Grateful, Live Life, Joy And Gratitude, Inspirational Gratitude

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

- Ralph Marston

topic: Thank You, Blessing, Order, Being Blessed, I Am Thankful

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.

- Alfred Agache

topic: Thank You, Good Man, Spirituality, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

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

topic: Thank You, Appreciation, Appreciate, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude

Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.

- Margaret Cousins

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Appreciation, Willingness, Inspirational Gratitude, Inspirational Thanksgiving

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

- W. T. Purkiser

topic: Thanksgiving, Blessing, Use, Being Blessed, I Am Thankful

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends... Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Inspirational, Appreciation, Gratitude, Love Gratitude, Wrapping

You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.

- Sarah Ban Breathnach

topic: Thankful, Spiritual, Grateful, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Thank You, Uplifting, Thankful, Joy And Gratitude, I Am Thankful

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

- Albert Schweitzer

topic: Inspirational, Gratitude, Kindness, Take Nothing For Granted, Spiritual Gratitude

Every time we remember to say "thank you", we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

- Sarah Ban Breathnach

topic: Thank You, Heaven, Earth, Inspirational Thank You, Thankful Heart

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

- Ralph Blum

topic: Gratitude, Joy, Quiet, Joy And Gratitude, I Am Thankful

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

- Charles Dickens

topic: Inspirational, Happiness, Thank You, Being Blessed, Inspirational Gratitude

A grateful heart ... comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives.

- Thomas S. Monson

topic: Gratitude, Father, Grateful, Expressing Gratitude, Grateful Heart

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

- Eric Hoffer

source: "Reflections on the Human Condition" by Eric Hoffer, (Section 172), 1973.

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation, Being Blessed, True Believer

Expressing gratitude seems like a cosmic invitation for all kinds of thankfulness and appreciation to pour in.

- Mary Anne Radmacher

source: Mary Anne Radmacher (2008). “Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life”, p.34, Conari Press

topic: Gratitude, Appreciation, Expression, Expressing Gratitude

Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.

- Christiane Northrup

topic: Grateful, Appreciate, Community, Spiritual Gratitude, Inspirational Gratitude

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

- Alphonse Karr

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Happiness, I Am Thankful, Grumbling

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

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

topic: Life, Happiness, Thank You, Joy And Gratitude, Spiritual Gratitude

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.

- Theodore Roosevelt

topic: Gratitude, Heart, Deeds, Inspirational Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day

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

topic: Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Optimistic, I Am Thankful, Thankful Heart

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

- Marcel Proust

source: Marcel Proust (1957). “Pleasures and days: and other writings”

topic: Friendship, Happiness, Happy, Making Friends, Bff

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

- Henry Ward Beecher

topic: Life, Thanksgiving, Grateful, Inspirational Thanksgiving, Funny Thanksgiving Day

Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

- Melody Beattie

topic: Gratitude, Meals, Turns, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude