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50 Meaningful Gratitude Quotes

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough” – Oprah Winfrey

“I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.” – Confucius

“Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot.  Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” – Alice Walker

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

“The longer you linger in gratitude, the more you draw your new life to you. For gratitude is the ultimate state of receivership.” – Dr. Joe Dispenza

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely in words. Gratitude is shown is acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

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

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.

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.”- Zig Ziglar

“Nothing new can come into your life unless you are grateful for what you already have.” – Michael Bernard Beckwith

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

“A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude.”- Bruce Wilkinson

“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” – Randy Pausch

“Gratitude unlocks all that’s blocking us from really feeling truthful, really feeling authentic and vulnerable and happy.” – Gabrielle Bernstein

“Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.” – Brian Tracy

“If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.” – Steve Maraboli

“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 you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Tony Robbins

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.

“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

“To live a life fulfilled reflect on the things you have with gratitude.” – Jaren Davis

“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

“I’m grateful always for this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.” – Eckhart Tolle

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis

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

“A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.” – Plato

“Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” – Brene Brown

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.

“Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.” – Albert Schweitzer

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

“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

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” – Ernest Hemingway

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy

“Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity.” – Eckhart Tolle

“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G.K. Chesterton

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick

“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” – Ralph H. Blum

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

“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” – G.B. Stern

“The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.” – Mother Teresa

Let me encourage you to get up every day and focus on what you do have in life. Be thankful for the blessings of the little things, even when you don’t get what you expect.

“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” – Alfred North Whitehead

“I’m thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.” – Chuck Berry

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

“There’s no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.” – Joyce Meyer

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser

“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” –  Gertrude Stein

“You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.” – Viki King

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