70 Inspirational Quotes about Gratitude

 

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”—Henry Ward Beecher

 

“If you concentrate on what you have, you will always end up having more. If you focus on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”—Oprah Winfrey

 

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”—Robert Brault

 

“Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors.” –Richelle E. Goodrich

 

“When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere.”—Emmanuel Dagher

 

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”—Melody Beattie

 

“Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character.”–Author Unknown

 

“For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.”—Charlotte Brontë

 

“Count your rainbows, instead of your thunderstorms.” –Author Unknown

 

"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary."—Margaret Cousins

 

“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, ‘thank you’?”  –William Arthur Ward

 

“Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.”—Deepak Chopra

“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”—Germany Kent

 

“Gratitude is a form of worship in its own right, as it implies the acceptance and power greater than yourself.” –Stephen Richards

 

“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”—Maya Angelou

 

“No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.”—James Allen

 

“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.”—John Ortberg

 

“Let the first words that come from your mouth each morning be: ‘Heavenly Father, thank you for everything. I can do nothing without You. May You get glory from your servant.’”–C. Chérie Hardy

 

“Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace.” —Arianna Huffington

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.”—Epictetus

 

“Give thanks to unknown blessings already on their way.” –Author Unknown

 

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero

 

“We think we have to do something to be grateful or something has to be done in order for us to be grateful, when gratitude is a state of being.” –Iyanla Vanzant

 

“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.”—Will Arnett

 

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”—Willie Nelson

 

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”—William Arthur Ward

 

“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

 

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”—John F. Kennedy

 

“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”—Alan Cohen

 

"Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us."—Lauryn Hill

 

“I may not be where I want to be but I’m thankful for not being where I used to be.”— Habeeb Akande

 

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”–Eric Hoffer

 

“Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don't notice where we happen to be.”—Dan Gutman

 

“The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.”—Hannah Whitall Smith

 

"Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty."—Doris Day

 

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”—Meister Eckhart

 

“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”—Kristin Armstrong

 

“Gratitude bestows reverence...changing forever how we experience life and the world.”—John Milton

 

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."—Charles Dickens

 

“Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.” –M. J. Ryan

 

“The struggle ends when gratitude begins.” –Neale Donald Walsh

 

“I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased. That’s because — for sure — what you focus on expands. When you focus on the goodness in life, you create more of it.—Oprah Winfrey

 

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”—Voltaire

 

“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.”—Tecumseh

 

“A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even if he lives in paradise.” –Baha’u’llah

 

“Being grateful all the time isn’t easy. But it’s when you least feel thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you: perspective. Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It’s the quickest, easiest most powerful way to effect change in your life — this I know for sure.”—Oprah Winfrey

 

“If God doesn’t take us out of the fire, let us thank Him for making us fireproof.” –C. Chérie Hardy

 

“Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining. It bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn't solve any problems.”—Zig Ziglar

 

“When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.”—Vietnamese Proverb

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”—G. K. Chesterton

 

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks, still I’d like to express my thanks. I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.” —Irving Berlin

 

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”—William Arthur Ward

 

“Gratitude is its own energy field. When you acknowledge and are grateful for whatever you have, it allows more to be drawn to you and changes the way you experience life. Grace is transformative. The more grateful you are, the more grace mirrors the gratitude that you have.”—Oprah Winfrey

 

“Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.”– Mandy Hale

 

“Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices."—Robert Braathe

 

“Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.”—Jefferson Bethke

 

“If you can’t reward, then you should thank.” –Arabic Proverb

 

“One minute of sincere gratitude can wash away a lifetime’s disappointments.”—Silvia Hartmann

 

“You cannot be grateful and be bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful.” –Author Unknown

 

“God doesn’t love us less because He doesn’t immediately rescue us from difficult circumstances. There is a reason why He allows us to face hardship. When we are grateful, we will discover that we always gain spiritual blessings and so much more through our pain.” –C. Chérie Hardy

 

“I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful to these teachers.” –Khalil Gibran

 

“Gratitude is not only the memory, but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness.” –Nathaniel Parker Willis

 

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” –Maya Angelou

 

“The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.” –Abraham Maslov

 

“Even in the most peaceful surroundings, the angry heart finds quarrel. Even in the most quarrelsome surroundings, the grateful heart finds peace.” –Doe Zantamata

 

“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” –Alphonse Karr

 

“Don’t just thank God for the light; thank Him also for darkness. We have more appreciation for our times of peace when we have endured great chaos and turmoil.”–C. Chérie Hardy

 

“A grateful mindset can set you free from the prison of disempowerment and the shackles of misery.” –Steve Maraboli

“Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us. [Be grateful]”– Nicole Reed