Quotes on Gratitude To Others

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Gratitude is the state of mind of thankfulness. As it is cultivated, we experience an increase in our "sympathetic joy," our happiness at another's happiness. Just as in the cultivation of compassion, we may feel the pain of others, so we may begin to feel their joy as well. And it doesn't stop there.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

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

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.

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

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

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

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

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude.