Motivational Quotes

Gratitude

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay in kind somewhere else in life.

- Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

Best Quotes about Gratitude

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

Breathnach, Sarah Ban

See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.

Seneca

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Gracian, Baltasar

There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.

Blum, Ralph H.

Our favorite attitude should be gratitude

Ziglar, Zig

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Beecher, Henry Ward

Whatever we are waiting for -- peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance -- it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.

Breathnach, Sarah Ban

There but for the grace of God go [I].

John Bradford

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

Dickens, Charles

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Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

Stalin, Joseph

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Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built on the labors of my fellowmen, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.

Einstein, Albert

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

Dyke, Henry Van

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Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Borysenko, Joan

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A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Beecher, Henry Ward

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One ungrateful person, does an injury to all needy people.

Syrus, Publilius

16.

Gratitude is the doorman's payment.

17.

In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

Jacques Maritain

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Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.

Halifax, Edward F.

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

Franklin, Benjamin

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The public have neither shame or gratitude.

Hazlitt, William

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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Beecher, Henry Ward

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Do you realize what this means? The fact of being alive... I still find it staggering that I am here at all.

Leach, Christopher

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Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. [Matthew]

Bible

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Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment.

Hull, Bobby

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Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.

Charles E. Jefferson

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We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed: our love to others, and others love to us.

Traherne, Thomas

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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.

Clark, Frank A.

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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

Bennett, William John

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I don't like it when people on the street say smile or cheer up. It's a real cheap line. I'm feeling good. I'm feeling real grateful for everything. It's a solid time in my life. When people say I look sad, they're wrong.

Cage, Nicolas

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

Cicero

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Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.

Dyer, Wayne

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Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.

Robinson, Edwin Arlington

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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.

Demosthenes

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These days grief seems like walking on a frozen river; most of the time he feels safe enough, but there is always that danger he will plunge through.

David Nicholls

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One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay in kind somewhere else in life.

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

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Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for. The more we seek gratitude, the more reason the angels will give us for gratitude and joy to exist in our lives.

Taylor, Terry Lynn

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

Frankfurter, Felix

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To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.

Gaertner, Johannes A.

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This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine, Which back they give at cross-time on a sponge, In bitter vinegar.

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

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Gratitude is the heart's memory.

Proverb, French

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I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.

Franklin, Benjamin

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Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends.

Milloy, Courtland

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Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.

Christiane, Northrup

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Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.

Dylan, Bob

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Gratitude is a twofold love -- love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.

Dyke, Henry Van

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Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.

Carter, Elizabeth