20 Quotes on Gratitude
Learn what these well-known people had to say about being grateful
Posted September 24, 2012
Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. - Alfred Painter
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. - Meister Eckhart
Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture. - Kak Sri
As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world. - Terri Guillemets
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. - Marcel Proust
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
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. - Epicurus
In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices. - Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray, Love
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. - John F. Kennedy
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. - A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses. - Alphonse Karr
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. - Brian Tracy
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. - Maya Angelou
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. - Thornton Wilder
Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; Fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead. - C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. - William Arthur Ward
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving. - Kahlil Gibran
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. - Jacques Maritain