Quotes About Thankfulness

Gratitude takes effort; resentment is effortless.

One cannot be a good person without gratitude, and one cannot be a happy person without gratitude. This provides a vital link between goodness and happiness.

instead of allowing the enormity of the world's sufferings to make me unhappy, I have allowed it to increase the depth of my gratitude for the blessed life that I have been allowed to lead. You can look at the amount of suffering in the world and become bitter (this world stinks), cynical (nothing matters, it's all just a roulette game), or hedonistic (with all this suffering, I'll rack up all the fun I can) – or you can be grateful for your blessings.

If your parents bring you no shame, be very grateful. If you're proud of them, celebrate.

Most people, like the Israelites, complain far more often than they express gratitude. People frequently register a complaint with a manufacturer or service provider, but they rarely write a note of thanks for a job well done. We would all do well to consider writing a thank you note each time we write a letter of complaint. Similarly, and more importantly, too many people criticize their spouses more often than they compliment them. That is the road to an unhappy marriage.

Yes, there is a "secret to happiness"—and it is gratitude.

Gratitude must be constantly fed (unlike resentment, which lives on naturally), and physical reminders are essential.

Like humility, generosity comes from seeing that everything we have and everything we accomplish comes from God's grace and God's love for us… Certainly it is from experiencing this generosity of God and the generosity of those in our life that we learn gratitude and to be generous to others. - God Has a Dream, p. 86.

I was crying for joy, my Sassenach,' he said softly. He reached out slowly and took my face between his hands. And thanking God that I have two hands. That I have two hands to hold you with. To serve you with, to love you with. Thanking God that I am a whole man still, because of you.

I was crying for joy, my Sassenach," he said softly. He reached out slowly and took my face between his hands. "And thanking God that I have two hands. That I have two hands to hold you with. To serve you with, to love you with. Thanking God that I am a whole man still, because of you.

Bless to me, O God, the moon that is above me, Bless to me, O God, the earth that is beneath me, Bless to me, O God, my wife and my children

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

I do appreciate every single dollar I earn.

I want to thank all the people at Tottenham. I had four great years there, and I enjoyed every moment. I want to thank everyone who made my life enjoyable in London.

I go to bed every night and think about what I'm grateful for.

Appreciation is an excellent thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us, as well. – Voltaire

Since all men are created equal, I have to thank God I was born a woman.

I can only thank God for the blessings in my life and enjoy them today. Because no one is promised tomorrow.

Got no check books, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks — I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.

Got no checkbooks, got no banks, Still I'd like to express my thanks - I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.

Birazc?k zoraki bir gülümseyiÅŸti bu, minnetin gerçek yüzü yani.

For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.