Express Appreciation Quotes

• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

  William Arthur Ward

  Motivational, Leadership, Basketball

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

  "How to Write a Gratitude Speech" by Peggy Epstein, bizfluent.com. September 26, 2017.

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• We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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• 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

  Inspirational, Life, Thank You

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2011). “Letters Papers from Prison”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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  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

  Positive, Thank You, Thanksgiving

  FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Oct 03, 2011

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

  Willie Nelson

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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

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• The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Inspirational, Leadership, Beautiful

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

  Marcel Proust

  Friendship, Happiness, Happy

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

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

  Thornton Wilder

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

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

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

  Epictetus

  Positive, Happiness, Thank You

  Epictetus (2012). “Enchiridion”, p.48, Courier Corporation

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• 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

  Life, Happiness, Thank You

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• It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

  Roberto Benigni

  Inspirational, Happiness, Thank You

  "Talking Shop At Oscar Time". Interview with Kenneth L. Woodward, www.newsweek.com. July 2, 1999.

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

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• If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

  Frank A. Clark

  Motivational, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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• Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Life, Thankful

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

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Happiness, Thanksgiving

  Charles Dickens (1839). “Sketches by Boz”, p.172

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• 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

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.66

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• 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

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Thankful

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• The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

  William Blake

  Happiness, Thank You, Thanksgiving

  William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.133, Pearson Education

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

  Alphonse Karr

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

  Jacques Maritain

  Thank You, Thankful, Gratitude

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  If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

  Meister Eckhart

  Inspirational, Life, Thank You

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

  Eric Hoffer

  Thank You, Thankful, Gratitude

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

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

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Dance, Education

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.52, St. Martin's Press

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