40 Gratitude Quotes – Best Inspiring Motivational Short and Famous Quotes

Here are some of the Best Inspiring Motivational Short and Famous gratitude quotes we could find to remind us just how much we have to be thankful for.

Gratitude Quotes

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” —Gilbert K. Chesterton

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” -Thornton Wilder

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks, still I’d like to express my thanks. I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.” – Irving Berlin

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

“Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want.” —Jim Rohn

“No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.” -James Allen

“Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.” – C.S. Lewis

Quotes About Gratitude

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” —Robert Brault

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”-G.K. Chesterton

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

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

“The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.” —Charles Schwab

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” -Brené Brown

“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

Quotes on Gratitude

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

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

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” —Dalai Lama

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“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” —Alphonse Karr

“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” -Douglas Wood

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quotes of Gratitude

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” -A.A. Milne

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” -Voltaire

“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

“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

“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.”-John Ortberg

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“When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.”- Vietnamese Proverb

“The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” -Hannah Whitall Smith

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“Keep your eyes open and try to catch people in your company doing something right, then praise them for it.” -Tom Hopkins

“In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day–or to celebrate each special day.” -Rasheed Ogunlaru

“This a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” -Maya Angelou

“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” -Rumi

Attitude of Gratitude Quotes

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -Marcel Proust

“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

“O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.” – William Shakespeare

“True forgiveness is when you can, ‘Thank you for the experience.’” -Oprah

“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton

“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

Inspirational Quotes Gratitude

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” -Meister Eckhart

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

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.”- Amy Collette

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

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero

“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.” -Paul David Tripp

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

“Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing… a grateful heart!” – George Herbert

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

“Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.” -Robert Braathe

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

“What you truly acknowledge truly is yours. Invite your heart to be grateful and your ‘thank you’s’ will be heard even when you don’t use words.” – Pavithra Mehta

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

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

“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