Quotes on Being Thankful

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

Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

Be thankful that sometimes God lets you struggle for a long time before that answer comes. Your character will grow; your faith will increase. There is a relationship between these two: the greater your faith, the stronger your character, and increased character enhances your ability to exercise even greater faith.

To all those broken or hopeless, I have learned this: Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story. The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you. Don't think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

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

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

You seem to me to be a pretty lucky young man; keep your eyes open to your mercies. That part of piety is eternal; and the man who forgets to be grateful has fallen asleep in life.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little

We have to do that. We have to be thankful. That's what we said. Two things were told to us: To be thankful, so those are our ceremonies, ceremonies of thanksgiving. We built nations around it, and you can do that, too. And the other thing they said was enjoy life. That's a rule, a law- enjoy life- you're supposed to.

Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.