From Writers
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Cicero
- “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
- “Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” – Gertrude Stein
- “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
- “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
- “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
- “Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “Gratitude is the music of the heart, when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness.” – Author Unknown
From Philosophers
- “Gratitude is the health of the soul.” – Aristotle
- “A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.” – Plato
- “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus
- “The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
- “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius
From Poets
- “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – Jean Baptiste Massieu
- “If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” – Meister Eckhart
- “Praise the bridge that carried you over.” – George Colman
- “Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.” – Jefferson Bethke
- “I thank you for your part in my journey.” – Maya Angelou
From Religious Figures
- “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.” – Psalm 107:1, Bible
- “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” – William Blake
- “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” – Philippians 4:6, Bible
- “Gratitude is the heart’s memory.” – French Proverb
- “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” – Johannes A. Gaertner
From Leaders and Historical Figures
- “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton
- “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” – Maya Angelou
- “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
- “The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” – John E. Southard
From Modern Celebrities and Public Figures
- “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
- “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson
- “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” – Margaret Cousins
- “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
- “Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.” – Brian Tracy
From Scientists and Thinkers
- “If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” – Gerald Good
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” – Dalai Lama
- “It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – David Steindl-Rast
- “Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens
From Authors and Scholars
- “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle
- “Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.” – Deepak Chopra
- “Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” – Jacques Maritain
- “Without gratitude, life can be lonely, depressing and impoverished. Gratitude enriches life immediately, spontaneously and profoundly.” – Sam Keen
- “To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.” – Victor Hugo
Miscellaneous
- “Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.” – Rumi
- “Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness.” – Nathaniel Parker Willis
- “The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton
- “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
Conclusion
- “Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” – Alice Walker
- “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
- “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth
- “Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- “The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” – Thornton Wilder
- “Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.” – Stephen Richards
- “Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.” – Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
- “Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
- “True gratitude comes from knowing that you belong in the infinite dance of life.” – John O’Donohue
- “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Anthony Robbins
Personal Growth and Development
- “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” – Henry Van Dyke
- “Gratitude isn’t only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick
- “Gratitude is an opener of locked-up blessings.” – Marianne Williamson
- “The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” – James E. Faust
Inspirational
- “The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.” – Charles Schwab
- “Gratitude is the most powerful connection you will ever make.” – Wayne Dyer
- “The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis
- “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
- “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
Reflection and Mindfulness
- “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “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 the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “Gratitude is not a passive response to something given to us; gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.” – David Whyte
- “Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.” – Robert Braathe
Love and Relationships
- “Love is the greatest gift when given. It is the highest honor when received.” – Fawn Weaver
- “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – Jean Baptiste Massieu
- “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” – Oscar Wilde
- “Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.” – Rumi
- “Expressing gratitude is a natural state of being and reminds us that we are all connected.” – Valerie Elster
Happiness and Joy
- “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
- “Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life – in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.” – Sri Chinmoy
- “Gratitude is not a tool with which to fool the Mind; it is a tool that enlightens the Mind.” – T.F. Hodge
- “Gratitude opens the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” – Melody Beattie
- “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
Encouragement and Motivation
- “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette
- “Gratitude is the art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture.” – Kak Sri
- “Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
- “Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” – Randy Pausch
Peace and Serenity
- “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
- “Gratitude is the peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
- “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” – Melody Beattie
Spiritual and Ethical
- “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” – Henry Van Dyke
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Gratitude is the health of the soul.” – Aristotle
These quotes represent a variety of perspectives on gratitude from many different voices across time and culture, illustrating the universal value and transformative power of being thankful.