Words Of Gratitude Quotes

Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

Albert Schweitzer

Thankful, Gratitude, Expression

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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

William Arthur Ward

Thank You, Thanksgiving, God

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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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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

Inspirational, Thank You, Wise

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Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Voltaire

Inspirational, Inspiring, Christmas

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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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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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If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

W. Clement Stone

Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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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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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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At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

Albert Schweitzer

Friendship, Basketball, Thank You

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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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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

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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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No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

James Allen

Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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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

Inspirational, Motivational, Thank You

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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

Inspirational, Life, Change

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

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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Melody Beattie

Happiness, Thanksgiving, Thank You

Melody Beattie (2003). “The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflections”, Hazelden Publishing

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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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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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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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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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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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Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Aesop

Inspirational, Thanksgiving, Thankful

Aesop (2015). “Aesop's Fables”, p.24, Pelekanos Books

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