Gratitude Quotes

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living, If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.

~ Tecumseh

My creed is this: To make sure that every single ounce of true kindness given to me, will never be forgotten, and not only remain unforgotten, but that those acts of true kindness will multiply and bear fruit just because they were planted in me. To make people’s acts of true kindness towards me multiply like investments. That’s my creed. So that a person who has bestowed a goodness upon me, will never be able to regret that act and will in fact say to herself or himself “I am so glad that I did that for her, it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. A good investment.” And I know for sure that the people who have shown me any amount of true kindness, can say for certain, that it's one of the best things they’ve done in life, because I make sure that they can say that about me. Ask anyone who’s been kind to me, and they will tell you. Because this is my creed in life. There is no greater evil, in my opinion, than the evil that infests a person who takes for granted any amount of true kindness given to her/him. To forget a kindness done unto you, is to be just like a donkey. Donkeys might even be better. And so this is the creed that I live by.

~ C. Joybell C.

Never Kill your What Ifs,But first be Grateful for What Is.

~ Drishti Bablani

Nightmare and dream both are not real, but I do always love my nightmare; because it offers me gratitude while the latter makes me disappointed.

~ M.f. Moonzajer

gratitudenoun \ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\ 1. The word thrown in your face by people who covet what you want and believe that your lack of contentment is a sin. Often, these people believe success is what you have already and obtaining anything else is optional, but not required.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Find magic in the little things, and the big things you always expected will start to show up.

~ Isa Zapata

When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves--that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience.

~ N.t. Wright

Thank you, Jesus, for blindness that every once in a great while allows one of us to hit the target.

~ John Edgar Wideman

Let therefore this PURE LOVE OF CHRIST prompt thee to all that is good; let this be the motive of mortifying thy flesh with all its desires: and let the remembrance of that death which he most willingly accepted for thee, make thee willing to lay down thy life for him; and out of sincere gratitude for all his inestimable benefits, to accept the cross at his hand, and to resist sin and the world even unto blood.

~ Johann Arndt

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

Kindness is as simple as being grateful for the love anyone has shown you, by not destroying them because it isn't on your terms.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Wherever you are, be there with love. Be there with compassion, kindness, and gratitude. Smile and show you care.

~ Debasish Mridha

Love, gratitude, compassion, and kindness are the sources of all enduring, pure happiness.

~ Debasish Mridha

I live by three simple words: compassion, love and gratitude. We need to act on these three words daily. Doing so will irrevocably change your world.

~ Julian Pencilliah

Those who really can receive bread from a stranger and smile in gratitude, can feed many without even realizing it. Those who can sit in silence with their fellow man not knowing what to say but knowing that they should be there, can bring new life in a dying heart. Those who are not afraid to hold a hand in gratitude, to shed tears in grief, and to let a sigh of distress arise straight from the heart, can break through paralyzing boundaries and witness the birth of a new fellowship, the fellowship of the broken.

~ Henri J.m. Nouwen

Whisper sweetly the tenderness of the moment. Let the love teach you the true meaning and passion of this experience we share. With gratitude and reverence for the blessings and miracles I receive and witness, my heart still beats as the little things die to be reborn with a greater joy for life in each moment.

~ Jennifer Hillman

Never forget to express your gratitude for your blessings.

~ Debasish Mridha

Start each day with thoughts of gratitude and you will attract the power of love.

~ Debasish Mridha

Each day is a gift, open it with love and gratitude.

~ Debasish Mridha

An attitude of gratitude fills a heart with happiness.

~ Debasish Mridha

I am deeply in love with my life. With profound gratitude, I love and enjoy everything around me.

~ Debasish Mridha

Never forget to express your gratitude for the abundance and beauty of your life.

~ Debasish Mridha

An attitude of gratitude is one of the greatest attitudes of life.

~ Debasish Mridha M.d.

I choose to walkwith gratitude, not envy; with faith, not worry; with confidence, not fear; with kindness, not anger.

~ Charles F. Glassman

If you appreciate, you will appreciate.

~ Bernard Kelvin Clive

Gratitude is the heart's first language.

~ Joey Garcia

Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.

~ Richard Carlson

Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.

~ John Milton

For my own Part, when I am employed in serving others, I do not look upon myself as conferring Favours, but as paying Debts. In my Travels, and since my Settlement, I have received much Kindness from Men, to whom I shall never have any Opportunity of making the least direct Return. And numberless Mercies from God, who is infinitely above being benefited by our Services. Those Kindnesses from Men, I can therefore only Return on their Fellow Men; and I can only shew my Gratitude for these mercies from God, by a readiness to help his other Children and my Brethren. For I do not think that Thanks and Compliments, tho’ repeated weekly, can discharge our real Obligations to each other, and much less those to our Creator.

~ Benjamin Franklin

When we saw a destitute-looking man trying to sell worn flip-flops, I vowed never to complain about a job again. When I considered the steady paycheck and quality of life it provided, my past gripes - primarily boring meetings, back-biting office politics and pantyhose - were just whining.

~ Kristine K. Stevens

Someone who seems doddery is perhaps not doddery at all but only an older person absorbed in squinting concentration, as though on an ultimate trip, memorizing a scene, grateful for being alive to see it.

~ Paul Theroux

Say thank you for a beautiful life and be grateful for the small things of life which are miracles we have actually got used to. Gratitude banishes negativity from your life, brings happiness and you start living in abundance and attract more love and prosperity because of the way you think about your life.

~ Sanchita Pandey

By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage and happiness, thoughts of power and peace. By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for, you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.

~ Dale Carnegie

Carpe Diem... I express my gratitude for everything in my life. What else is possible?

~ Ron Barrow

Possession of wealth is not the happiness but expression of gratitude for the possession is the happiness.

~ Debasish Mridha

God is the source of my supply. His riches flow to me freely, copiously, and abundantly. All my financial and other needs are met at every moment of time and point of space; there is always a divine surplus.

~ Joseph Murphy

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

~ Alain De Botton

If you always try to measure yourself withmoney... well, it's like counting backwards, the more youkeep on, the less you'll have to show for it.

~ Steven J. Carroll

Loneliness is just a passing disillusion we can conquer by acknowledging those around us.

~ Jenny Cutler Lopez

By acknowledging spirit with gratitude, you bring it joy and give it more strength to do its work.

~ Russell Eric Dobda