Gratitude Quotes

1. Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop

2. A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues. - Cicero

3. 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. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie

4. One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

5. God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "Thank you"? - William Arthur Ward

6. Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. - Voltaire

7. Unthankfulness is theft. - Martin Luther

8. To express gratitude is gracious and honorable. To enact gratitude is generous and noble. But to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven. - Thomas S. Monson

9. Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. - Henry Ward Beecher

10. Persons thankful for little things are certain to be the ones with much to be thankful for. - Frank Clark

11. Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. - Gladys Browyn Stern

12. There is always, always, always something to be thankful for. - Unknown

13. Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have. When you share with someone your appreciation and gratitude, they will not forget you. Appreciation will return to you many times. - Steve Brunkhorst

14. 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

15. It is not happy people who are thankful.  It is thankful people who are happy. - Unknown

16. When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. - Tecumseh

17. 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

18. I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. - Elbert Hubbard

See also quotes on Thanksgiving at:
http://positivethinkersjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-quotes.html