Quotes About Gratitude

That room was full to the brim of something beautiful,...Its name was Happiness.

There are two things you should know about the poor: they tend to smell, and they are ungrateful.

If everything I possessed, vanished, suddenly, I'd be sorry. But I value things unpossessed. The wind, and trees, and sky and kind thoughts, much more.

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Christmas is a time for families.

Why did some people have so much? And yet, compared with Lily, she herself must seem almost rich. Was it all like this? Did every one look with envy at the one above? Funny. And funny, too, that the thought of someone else being worse off than you were yourself should make you feel more cheerful.

Paired organ donation?: Just do it.

Make it a point to let everyone you love know it.

It felt so wonderful that she concluded that the existence of her clitoris was proof positive that God loved her.

I'm not scared any more,' said Midge. 'Thank you, Kevin. Sometimes you can be very kind.' 'Yes,' said Kevin. 'And if you tell that to any of the other trolls I will pull off your nose and feed it to a bear.

Everyone playing in the major leagues today owes a debt of gratitude to Mark Fidrych. He brought baseball back to the people. He made it popular again. He helped save the game." - Willie Horton

What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.

The grateful world is a world of joyful people.

In Heaven (if there is one), we are held accountable for every joy we failed to taste.

Hey, any day you get through the afternoon here's a good day.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." —Albert Einstein

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That's why they call it the present. —Unknown

Thomas Paine had written, "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.

Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.

There are many attitudes that we all take in our lives, some of which dominate at one point in our lives and recede in another. But a life lived without gratitude is not a life properly lived. It is a life that is lived off-kilter: one in which, incapable of realizing what you have to be thankful for, you are left with nothing but your resentments and can be contented by nothing but revenge.

Without gratitude, the prevailing attitudes of life are blame and resentment.

The father should take the lead in gratitude. He should lead the family on complimenting her on her meals, on her appearance, and for the work she does in keeping the home running smoothly. He should be saying "thank you" many times each day, and he should insist that his children learn to follow his example.

In giving a gift, you are attached to it. In receiving a gift, the blessing that comes to the giver is your chief delight.

whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor. 10:31). This is quite true—whatever you eat or drink, on whatever day, for whatever meal. This includes, of course, the french fries, but that does not mean that you are to stand on the restaurant chair in order to thank God that you are not like other men, the ones who do not glorify God for the french fries.