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Gratitude Quotes


"We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics."



"We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South."



"Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it."



"Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy."



"It's so tempting to resist a little gift when you're expecting the otherwise."



"Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude."



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



"Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble."


"Thank the past for all the lessons it taught you, anticipate the future for all the blessings it has in store for you."



"Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse."



"The outgrowth of conservation, the inevitable result, is national efficiency."



"Today is a gift from God - that is why it is called the present."


"Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light."



"Stop giving complaints to people about what you can't do. Start giving compliments to God for what you can do. It'll amaze you, you'll see yourself doing amazingly!"



"Secretary of State Colin Powell, thank you so much, as always, for joining us this morning."



"You cannot appreciate God without appreciating people."


"With such a great affliction, I found the grace of liberty."



"Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food."



"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."



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



"I am so grateful for my troubles. As I reflect back on my life, I have come to realize that my greatest triumphs have been born of my greatest troubles."



"Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy."


"With all respect to your religion or world-view - thank God, thank the universe, thank evolutionary processes - the keyword is "thank" - just have some gratitude and be thankful."



"Appreciate water before you are thirsty! Appreciate all the good things before you need them!"



"People who live according to the way of the world always complain about their lives."



"Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive."


"Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow's sunshine."



"For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received."


"Trade your bitterness with gratefulness. You will find joy of life."


"Thankfulness is an attitude of possibilities, not an attitude of liabilities."
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