Gratitude: a simple act that can have such a profound impact on our lives. But how often do we truly take notice and acknowledge the blessings that grace our everyday lives? If you need a reminder or want to inspire others, this amazing list of inspirational gratitude quotes will uplift and motivate both you and those around you.
Are you ready to brighten up your day and get your gratitude vibes on? Discover the remarkable power of gratitude with this beautiful collection of transformative quotes. Let these powerful gratitude quotes be your guiding light as you embark on your personal journey towards a more fulfilling, joyful, and grateful life. Uncover the power of gratitude today with deep gratitude quotes that will spark joy and positivity in your life!
Best Gratitude Quotes
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
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Henry Ward Beecher
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul. Amy Collette
Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes. Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. Thich Nhat Hanh
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
Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart. Roy T. Bennett
Happiness cannot be traveled to owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley
Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more. Roy T. Bennett
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. Karl Barth
Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful. Roy T. Bennett
No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Alfred North Whitehead
Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience. Roy T. Bennett
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
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
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. Lionel Hampton
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses. Alphonse Karr
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others. Marcus Tullius Cicero
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. Seneca
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Cynthia Ozick
Sometimes life knocks you on your ass get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. Steve Maraboli
You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson
True forgiveness is when you can say, Thank you for that experience. Oprah Winfrey
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. Gilbert C. Chesterton
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. A.A. Milne
Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things. Rhonda Byrne
When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing. Learn to be a good friend because one day you’re gonna look up and say I lost a good friend. Learn how to be respectful to your friends, don’t just start arguments with them and don’t tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family. Learn to remember you got great friends, don’t forget that and they will always care for you no matter what. Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life. Marilyn Monroe
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. Willie Nelson
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. Buddha
Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up. Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you. Eileen Caddy
At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets. Steve Maraboli
Two kinds of gratitude The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. Edwin Arlington Robinson
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle
Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seekers life in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes. Sri Chinmoy
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
As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us. James E. Faust
Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love be there for others bring a little light into someone’s day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest. Roy T. Bennett
The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see. Mary Davis
Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn’t what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You Be Free Share. Steve Maraboli
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. Ralph H. Blum
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. Jacques Maritain
In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices. Elizabeth Gilbert,
The root of joy is gratefulness. David Steindl Rast
If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough. Meister Eckhart
I’ve had a remarkable life. I seem to be in such good places at the right time. You know, if you were to ask me to sum my life up in one word, gratitude. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift. Roy T. Bennett
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou
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
Forget yesterday it has already forgotten you. Don’t sweat tomorrow you haven’t even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift today. Steve Maraboli
Being thankful is not always experienced as a natural state of existence, we must work at it, akin to a type of strength training for the heart. Larissa Gomez
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. Kahill Gibran
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. John F. Kennedy
If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul. Rabbi Harold Kushner
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. James Herriot
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
When you find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will stand in front of you when other’s cast stones, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who will hold your hand when your sick, who thinks your pretty without makeup, the one who turns to his friends and say, that’s her, the one that would bear your rejection because losing you means losing his will to live, who kisses you when you screw up, watches the stars and names one for you and will hold and rock that baby for hours so you can sleep you marry him all over again. Shannon Alder
I looked around and thought about my life. I felt grateful. I noticed every detail. That is the key to time travel. You can only move if you are actually in the moment. You have to be where you are to get where you need to go. Amy Poehler
When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful. Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity. Eckhart Tolle
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop
It doesn’t matter what you did or where you were it matters where you are and what you’re doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and never let anyone shut you up! Steve Maraboli
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. Brian Tracy
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love then make that day count! Steve Maraboli
Opening your eyes to more of the world around you can deeply enhance your gratitude practice. Derrick Carpenter
Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone’s entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your livesRoy T. Bennett
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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
Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more. Roy T. Bennett
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder
Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude. Albert Schweitzer
When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. Anthony Robbins
Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. Doris Day
Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we’ve been blessed with. Steve Maraboli
Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present oriented. Sonja Lyubomirsky
In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements compared with what we owe to the help of others. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. Anthony Robbins
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
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. Brene Brown
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. Henry Ward Beecher
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. G.K. Chesterton
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. Neal A. Maxwell
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
It is a pity that doing one’s best does not always answer. Charlotte Brontë
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston Churchill
For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. Elie Wiesel
There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow. Aaron Lauritsen
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens
The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished. Steve Maraboli
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. William Faulkner
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire
The world is 3 days As for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work on it. Hasan Al Basri
When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. Anthony Robbins
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W.T. Purkiser
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
If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse. Anthon St. Maarten
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
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. Brené Brown
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward
Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want. Steve Maraboli
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful. Al Jarreau
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward
Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination. Victor Hugo
I have been finding treasures in places I did not want to search. I have been hearing wisdom from tongues I did not want to listen. I have been finding beauty where I did not want to look. And I have learned so much from journeys I did not want to take. Forgive me, O Gracious One; for I have been closing my ears and eyes for too long. I have learned that miracles are only called miracles because they are often witnessed by only those who can can see through all of life’s illusions. I am ready to see what really exists on other side, what exists behind the blinds, and taste all the ugly fruit instead of all that looks right, plump and ripe. Suzy Kassem
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. Cicero
Those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness. Steve Maraboli
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’ve got the sun in the mornin’ and the moon at night. Irving Berlin
I feel a very unusual sensation if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude. Benjamin Disraeli
The struggles we endure today will be the good old days we laugh about tomorrow. Aaron Lauritsen
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. Thich Nhat Hanh
I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved. Reba McEntire
We don’t truly appreciate what we have until it’s göne. We don’t really appreciate something until we have experienced some events; we don’t really appreciate our parents until we ourselves have become parents. Be grateful for what you have now, and nothing should be taken for granted. Roy T. Bennett
When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree. Vietnamese Proverb
My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; I’m grateful for it the way I’m grateful for the ocean. Anne Lamott
The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it. Michael Josephson
Breath is the finest gift of nature. Be grateful for this wonderful gift. Amit Ray
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus
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
The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. William James
When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience. N.T. Wright
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