Quotes on Inspirational Gratitude

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. It is necessary, then, to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

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.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

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.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.

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.

Every breath we draw is a gift of God's love; every moment of existence is a grace.

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

The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say.

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.

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.