Quotes About Gratitude

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember Life is too short to be little.

We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today

The words Think and Thank are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: Think and Thank. Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.

If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can't radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to get something out of the other person in return – if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve.

Happiness does not depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude

Try leaving a friendly trail of little sparks of gratitude on your daily trips. You will be surprised how they will set small flames of friendship that will be rose beacons on your next visit.

When a study was made a few years ago on runaway wives, what do you think was discovered to be the main reason wives ran away? It was "lack of appreciation.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little.

Give honest and sincere appreciation.

Say 'Hello' in tones that bespeak how pleased you are to have the person call.

Schopenhauer said: We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack.

Think and Thank." Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.

Count your blessings—not your troubles!

I had the blues because I had no shoes, Until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.

By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage and happiness, thoughts of power and peace. By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for, you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.

often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget … Here we are on this earth, with only a few more decades to live, and we lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worth-while actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings. For life is too short to be little.

She found such ecstasy looking at the soap bubbles and sparrows that she closed her book with these words: " 'Dear Lord,' I whisper, 'Our Father in Heaven, I thank Thee. I thank Thee.' " Imagine thanking God because you can wash dishes and see rainbows in bubbles and sparrows flying through the snow!

We often take our spouses so much for granted that we never let them know we appreciate them.

You will recall that the White Queen said: "The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam today." Most of us are like that—stewing about yesterday's jam and worrying about tomorrow's jam—instead of spreading today's jam thick on our bread right now.

Lincoln once began a letter saying: "Everybody likes a compliment." William James said: "The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

I am grateful because these people come to see me. They make it possible for me to make my living in a very agreeable way. I'm going to give them the very best I possibly can.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say: "To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day.

It is natural for people to forget to be grateful; so, if we go around expecting gratitude, we are headed straight for a lot of heartaches.

Principle 2 Give honest and sincere appreciation.