Quotes About Gratitude

...we take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number.

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.

...the most agreeable of all duties, that of returning thanks...

...we can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasure...

If instead of a gem, or even of a flower, we could cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving, as the angels, I suppose, must give. But you did more and better for me than that.

To the daisy — the poet's darling.

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

I've always been attracted to the darker things in life. I was never one to go for light, airy stuff, even as a child. My whole aesthetic has always been one of the darker side. That rings true also in my tastes in music. It's just always something I've gravitated to naturally.

Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.

Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative.

I have moments where I feel incredibly ugly or fat, and it sucks, you know? I'll usually try to keep a positive attitude because I'm really so grateful for where I am and the life I get to live, but I definitely have to work hard not to feel insecure.

I've been through so much. I just live each day, and whatever happens, happens. I've lived a very good life. My life has definitely changed, but the attitude is still the same.

Always have an attitude of gratitude.

I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will find the good things in your life and that you will lead to good relationships and good people in your life. And you can make the most of what he's given you.

"Someone I loved once gave me a box of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift"

Thanksgiving Day is a day devoted by persons with inflammatory rheumatism to thanking a loving Father that it is not hydrophobia.

She did not look at the daffodils. They didn't mean anything. She looked at the daffodils. She said, 'Thank you for the daffodils.

Don't hold resentments for the experiences that helped make you who you are

Start each day with gratitude, and each day will bring abundance

Thank the people who wronged you for the lessons in life

The power of creation. Not believing we have the power is not the same as not having the power. We are constantly creating. The question is what are we creating. The power is in understanding the power. When we are anxious, when we are depressed, when we focus on lack, we create more lack. If instead we show gratitude, if we are thankful for the blessings in life, if we focus our energy on abundance, then abundance is what we create.

The way to live a happy beautiful life is to accept whatever comes and not care about what does not come.

I am convinced by a sad experience that it is natural to avoid those to whom we have been too much obliged, and that uncommon generosity causes neglect rather than gratitude.