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Gratitude Quotes

"You want to become a better person?Just give thanks. Give thanks for all of it."

"You want to become a better person?Just give thanks. Give thanks for all of it."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Gratitude, Improvement, Self, Life

15

"Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds."

"Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Gratitude, Happiness, Heart, Blessing

15

"When you accept your value and have gratitude you are declaring your worthiness of further receivership."

"When you accept your value and have gratitude you are declaring your worthiness of further receivership."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Gratitude, Values, Life, Truth

14

"Be grateful for every sacred breath."

"Be grateful for every sacred breath."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Gratitude, Grateful, Sacred, Breath, Life

14

"Who trusts the Bridge Builder when you wake to snow on your blankets and winter blasting through cracked walls and dinner for four is a fifty cent box of Kraft Dinner rationed in half and your dad tells you every single day that he just doesn't know how there is ever going to be enough?How do you count on life when the hopes don't add up?A morning in late November, joy shimmers.The hopes don't have to add up. The blessings do....count blessings and discover who can be counted on."

"Who trusts the Bridge Builder when you wake to snow on your blankets and winter blasting through cracked walls and dinner for four is a fifty cent box of Kraft Dinner rationed in half and your dad tells you every single day that he just doesn't know how there is ever going to be enough?How do you count on life when the hopes don't add up?A morning in late November, joy shimmers.The hopes don't have to add up. The blessings do....count blessings and discover who can be counted on."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Gratitude, Faith, Hope, Poverty

14

"Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt."You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth."

"Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt."You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Gratitude, Happiness, Truth, Power, Inspirational

14

"Whatever may be said as to our relations to some other countries, I think the relations of this country to Spain offer no ties of gratitude or of blood."

"Whatever may be said as to our relations to some other countries, I think the relations of this country to Spain offer no ties of gratitude or of blood."

Henry Cabot Lodge, American Politician

Gratitude, Blood, Countries, Country

13

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

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

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Gratitude, Benefits

13

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

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

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Gratitude, Affliction, Found, Grace, Liberty

13

"All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better."

"All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better."

Eliot Engel, American Politician

Gratitude, Americans, Bravery, Civilrights

13

"Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man."

"Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

Gratitude, Duty, Man

13

"If today you don't have time for those who gave all their time for you yesterday then tomorrow they will not have time to give to you who has no time today."

"If today you don't have time for those who gave all their time for you yesterday then tomorrow they will not have time to give to you who has no time today."

Amit Abraham, Indian Motivational Speaker

Gratitude, Time, Responsibility, Life

13

"God bless Dunkin' Donuts."

"God bless Dunkin' Donuts."

Lauren Oliver, American Author

Gratitude, Blessing, Humor, Life

13

"Is the height of my chara joy dependent on the depths of my eucharisteo thanks?"

"Is the height of my chara joy dependent on the depths of my eucharisteo thanks?"

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Gratitude, Joy, Thankfulness, Perspective

13

"A consistent attitude of thankfulness will turn your success into significance."

"A consistent attitude of thankfulness will turn your success into significance."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Gratitude, Thankfulness, Attitude, Success, Significance

13

"I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate."

"I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Gratitude, Appreciation, Desire, Values

13

"Life wants you to have gratitude for the gift of living. Treasure every second."

"Life wants you to have gratitude for the gift of living. Treasure every second."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Gratitude, Life, Truth, Happiness

13

"Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone."

"Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

13

"We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people."

"We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people."

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Politician

Gratitude, People, American, Sense

12

"All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have."

"All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have."

Daniel Defoe, English Journalist

Gratitude, Spring, Thankfulness, Want

12

"Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep."

"Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Gratitude, Deep, Emotions

12

"Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth."

"Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

12

"Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap the gift given: joy."

"Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap the gift given: joy."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Gratitude, Joy, Faith, Happiness

12

"Do not grieve when something good ends, be glad that it happened."

"Do not grieve when something good ends, be glad that it happened."

Jeffrey Fry, American Author

Gratitude, Acceptance, Loss, Joy

12

"Very frequently, you should sit back and appreciate a lot of the small blessings in your life that most people take for granted. Doing so would give you the peace of mind that most people don't have."

"Very frequently, you should sit back and appreciate a lot of the small blessings in your life that most people take for granted. Doing so would give you the peace of mind that most people don't have."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Gratitude, Blessing, Peace, Mindfulness

12

"Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one."

"Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

Gratitude, Hope, Memory

11

"Gratitude opens our mind to accept more and fills our heart to give more."

"Gratitude opens our mind to accept more and fills our heart to give more."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Gratitude, Mind, Heart, Life

11

"Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security."

"Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security."

Jim Ramstad, American Politician

Gratitude, Debt, Nation, Security

11

"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."

"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, German Theologian

Gratitude, Life, Wealth, Awareness

11

"These are some of the things for which we believe the American people owe no little gratitude to the Dutch; and these are the things for which today, speaking in the name of the American people, we venture to express their heartfelt thanks."

"These are some of the things for which we believe the American people owe no little gratitude to the Dutch; and these are the things for which today, speaking in the name of the American people, we venture to express their heartfelt thanks."

Seth Low, American Educator

Gratitude, People, Name

11

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

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

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Gratitude, Arithmetic, Blessings

11

"I suppose we must work on being gracious and grateful until we can do for ourselves. Someday the wheel of fate will put us in a position to be of use to them, and we will remember how much easier it is to give help than it is to accept it."

"I suppose we must work on being gracious and grateful until we can do for ourselves. Someday the wheel of fate will put us in a position to be of use to them, and we will remember how much easier it is to give help than it is to accept it."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Gratitude, Humility, Service, Patience

11

"The pondering heart is a thankful heart."

"The pondering heart is a thankful heart."

Todd Stocker, American Author

Gratitude, Reflection, Heart, Mind

11

"Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude."

"Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Joy, Love

11

"For a wise man, I have been told, once said, 'Gratitude is best and most effective when it does not evaporate in empty phrases.' But alas, my lady, I am but a mass of empty phrases, it would seem."

"For a wise man, I have been told, once said, 'Gratitude is best and most effective when it does not evaporate in empty phrases.' But alas, my lady, I am but a mass of empty phrases, it would seem."

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

Gratitude, Word, Honesty, Emotion

11

"I am grateful to be alive."

"I am grateful to be alive."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Gratitude, Life, Existence, Joy

11

"Gratitude is who you are, sans baggage."

"Gratitude is who you are, sans baggage."

Sravani Saha Nakhro, Indian Author

Gratitude, Simplicity, Happiness, Life

11

"Sometimes we make being happy so difficult. And being thankful such a chore."

"Sometimes we make being happy so difficult. And being thankful such a chore."

Carew Papritz, American Author

Gratitude, Happiness, Effort, Awareness

10

"If you are expressing gratitude then you are in the present moment. If you are in the present moment then you are expressing gratitude."

"If you are expressing gratitude then you are in the present moment. If you are in the present moment then you are expressing gratitude."

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

Gratitude, Presence, Mindfulness, Now

10

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

"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, American President

Gratitude, Appreciation, Forget, Words

10

"Nothing builds up your attitude like gratitude. You cannot be depressed, negative, and grateful at the same time."

"Nothing builds up your attitude like gratitude. You cannot be depressed, negative, and grateful at the same time."

John Patrick Hickey, American Author

Gratitude, Attitude, Positivity, Mindset

10

"Eucharisteo has taught me to trust that there is always enough God. He has no end."

"Eucharisteo has taught me to trust that there is always enough God. He has no end."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Gratitude, Faith, Abundance, Trust

10

"I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I've met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I've interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn't possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost."

"I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I've met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I've interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn't possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost."

Wayne Gerard Trotman, British Author

Gratitude, Connection, Memory, Humanity

10

"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."

"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Gratitude, Infinite

10

"Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy."

"Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy."

Jacques Maritain, French Philosopher

Gratitude, Courtesy

10

"Water was liquid silver, water was gold. It was clarity-a sacred thing. Drinking was no longer something to take for granted. I'd never needed to consider water before."

"Water was liquid silver, water was gold. It was clarity-a sacred thing. Drinking was no longer something to take for granted. I'd never needed to consider water before."

Aspen Matis, American Author

Gratitude, Water, Clarity, Survival

10

"People always complain that they can't do this and they can't do that." "If we look at our lives and concentrate on things that we don't have or wish to have, that doesn't change the circumstances. The truth is that we have to focus on what we have and make the best out of it."

"People always complain that they can't do this and they can't do that." "If we look at our lives and concentrate on things that we don't have or wish to have, that doesn't change the circumstances. The truth is that we have to focus on what we have and make the best out of it."

Nick Vujicic, Australian Motivational Speaker

Gratitude, Life, Focus

10

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

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

Storm Jameson, English Writer

9

"We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born."

"We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Gratitude, Life, Death, Luck, Existence

9

"The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself."

"The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself."

Charles Perrault, French Author

Gratitude, Joy, Words

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