You'll Be Much More Appreciative After Reading These Gratitude Quotes
Not everyone is good at expressing themselves through words, especially when it has to do with conveying thanks or gratitude to someone else. With the holidays approaching, let us be the first to tell you: Words *can* go a long way! So, if you think you'll struggle with coming up with the right words to say on Thanksgiving, you'll appreciate this list of the best gratitude quotes to help you put things into perspective!
If you're looking for a Thanksgiving quote to add to your holiday toast, for instance, look no further than these beautiful words from the late John F. Kennedy: "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." Meanwhile, if you'd prefer something a little more lighthearted and fun (say, for a Thanksgiving Instagram caption), you might opt for this classic quote from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh: "Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude."
Of course, it doesn't have to be all about Thanksgiving! Many of these sayings double as more general happy quotes for anytime-of-the-year use. There are love quotes to share with your partner on your anniversary, best friend quotes to text to your pals on their birthday, family quotes to share with siblings, and so much more. After all, you can always find an excuse to tell the important people in your life that you're grateful for them. As John Allen reminds us, "No duty is more urgent than giving thanks."
C.S. Lewis
“When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.”
Norman Vincent Peale
“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.”
John Ortberg
“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.”
Meister Eckhart
“If the only prayer you said was ‘thank you,’ that would be enough.”
Melody Beattie
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
Voltaire
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
Thomas Merton
“Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything.”
Louisa May Alcott
“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”
Gertrude Stein
“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.”
Arianna Huffington
“Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace.”
Will Arnett
“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.”
Sterling K. Brown
“Always have an attitude of gratitude.”
John F. Kennedy
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
Michelle Obama
“We learned about gratitude and humility— that so many people had a hand in our success.”
Lauryn Hill
“Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.”
Miranda Kerr
“When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It’s about having an attitude of gratitude.”
Andra Day
“I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you’re humble.”
Kristin Armstrong
“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
Vietnamese Proverb
“When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.”
Charlotte Brontë
"Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever."
James Allen
"No duty is more urgent than giving thanks."
G.K. Chesterton
"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."
Robert Brault
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
Buddhist Proverb
"'Enough' is a feast."
Germany Kent
"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."
Douglas Wood
"The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time."
A.A. Milne, 'Winnie-the-Pooh'
"Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude."
Rumi
"Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life."
Marcel Proust
"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
Oprah Winfrey
"True forgiveness is when you can say, ’Thank you for the experience.'"
Maya Angelou
"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."
C.S. Lewis
"Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead."
Henry Ward Beecher
"The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings."
Brené Brown
"What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude."
William Shakespeare
"O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness."
Amy Collette
"Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul."
Paul David Tripp
"If you fail to carry around with you a heart of gratitude for the love you’ve been so freely given, it is easy for you not to love others as you should."
Charles Dickens
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."
Willie Nelson
"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around."
Thornton Wilder
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
Aesop
"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls."
William Wordsworth
"Rest and be thankful."
John Milton
"Gratitude bestows reverence...changing forever how we experience life and the world."
Margaret Cousins
"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary."
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