Grateful Thanks Quotes:

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

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

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

- Harold S. Kushner

topic: Life, Gratitude, Positivity, Being Blessed, Spirit Filled Life

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

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

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

- Melody Beattie

source: Melody Beattie (2013). “Melody Beattie 4 Title Bundle: Codependent No More and 3 Other Best Sellers by Melody Beattie: A collection of four Melody Beattie best sellers”, Hazelden Publishing

topic: Inspirational, Thankful, Gratitude, Make Things Right, I Am Thankful

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

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

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

- David Steindl-Rast

topic: Gratitude, Grateful, Roots, Joy And Gratitude, Work Appreciation

Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.

- George Herbert

source: George Herbert (1850). “Beauties of George Herbert: with Selections from “The Synagogue.””, p.14

topic: Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude, Inspirational Gratitude, Thanksgiving Day

I find that the more willing I am to be grateful for the small things in life, the bigger stuff just seems to show up from unexpected sources, and I am constantly looking forward to each day with all the surprises that keep coming my way!

- Louise Hay

topic: Thank You, Grateful, Each Day, Small Things In Life, Appreciate Life

When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.

- Elie Wiesel

topic: Gratitude, Grateful, Missing, Inspirational Gratitude, Family Gratitude

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

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

- Seneca the Younger

topic: Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Appreciation, Inspirational Gratitude, Thankful Heart

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

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

source: Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1938). “Listen! the wind”, Harcourt

topic: Motivational, Thank You, Gratitude, Life Appreciation, Employee Appreciation

A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.

- Plato

topic: Gratitude, Grateful, Mind, Work Appreciation, Being Grateful For Life

Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.

- Dan Buettner

topic: Inspirational, Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Gratitude And Appreciation, Showing Gratitude

The best kind of giving is thanksgiving.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Giving, Grateful Thanks

Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.

- Marcus Aurelius

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful, Inspirational Gratitude, Words Of 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

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

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

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

- Eckhart Tolle

topic: Success, Thanksgiving, Thankful, Life Appreciation, Daily Gratitude

Thanks are the highest form of thought.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

topic: Thanks, Form, Being Blessed, Social Good, Joy And Gratitude

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

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

topic: Leadership, Teacher, Gratitude, Being Blessed, Joy And Gratitude

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 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 can turn a meal into a feast.

- Melody Beattie

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

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

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

- Epictetus

topic: Positive, Happiness, Thank You, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

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

- Willie Nelson

source: "The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart". Book by Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin, 2006.

topic: Gratitude, Appreciation, Self Confidence, Being Blessed, Spiritual Gratitude

... because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

- Wallace D. Wattles

topic: Gratitude, Advancement, Should, Spiritual Gratitude, Gratitude To God

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

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

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

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Inspirational, Thanksgiving, Thank You, Social Good, Joy And Gratitude

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. It is necessary, then, to 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.

- Wallace D. Wattles

topic: Thankful, Appreciation, Gratitude, Inspirational Gratitude, Grateful For You

Acknowledgements With grateful thanks to the three least-appreciated and hardest-working proselytizers of the written word: independent bookstores, librarians, and teachers.

- Gail Carriger

topic: Teacher, Grateful, Independent, Independent Bookstores, Grateful Thanks