Every year, at Thanksgiving, we are seated around the table to be thankful for family, friends, and of course, the meal. What about the other eleven months? Having a regular thankfulness practice will help you to learn an appreciation for the positive aspects of your life rather than focusing on the bad. You will find yourself genuinely satisfied when you are appreciative and thankful for all things around you.
This collection of motivational gratitude quotes helps to remind you of your blessings—not only on Thanksgiving Day but all throughout the year—whenever you feel low or just need a little pick-me-up.
55 Thankful Quotes
1. "Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for."
-Zig Ziglar
2. "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
- William Arthur Ward
3. "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
- John F. Kennedy
4. "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend."
- Melody Beattie
5. "Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
- Jean Baptiste Massieu
6. "Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."
- Henry Ward Beecher
7. "Gratitude is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all others."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
8. "At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."
- Albert Schweitzer
9. "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
- Melody Beattie
10. "Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul."
- Amy Collette
11. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
- Marcel Proust
12. "Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
- Unknown
13. "Thankfulness is the beginning of happiness."
- Unknown
14. "Thankfulness is an expression of love, and love is an expression of gratitude." - Unknown
15. "In every moment, there is something to be thankful for."
- Unknown
16. "Gratitude is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all others."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
17. "Thankfulness is a powerful catalyst because it’s a celebration of what you have in life instead of what you lack. It shifts your focus to abundance."
- Sarah Ban Breathnach
18. "The more grateful you are, the more present you become."
- Robert Holden
19. "Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
- Unknown
20. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
- Marcel Proust
21. "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend."
- Melody Beattie
22. "The simple act of acknowledging where we are right now and how we got here and what circumstances brought us here, and just allowing ourselves to acknowledge all that and just say thank you, is huge."
- Oprah Winfrey
23. "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." - Melody Beattie
24. "Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
- Unknown
25. "Thankfulness is an expression of love, and love is an expression of gratitude." - Unknown
26. "In every moment, there is something to be thankful for."
- Unknown
27. "The more grateful you are, the more present you become."
- Robert Holden
28. "Thankfulness is the beginning of happiness."
- Unknown
29. "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
- Oprah Winfrey
30. "Gratitude opens the door to the power, wisdom, creativity and ever-flowing abundance of the Universe... Where there is gratitude everything comes"
- Teal Swan
31. "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it"
- William Arthur Ward
32. "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them"
- John F Kennedy
33. “If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness”
- Melody Beattie
34. “When it comes to life's challenges, there are three ways to cope: You can let it define you; let it destroy you; or you can let it strengthen you”
- Clare Winchester & Chris Erhardt (and Gratitude helps us do that)!
35. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude”
- Roy T Bennett
36. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by being aware in everyday life of the comforts and blessings that surround us”
- Thomas S Monson
37. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom”
- Marcel Proust
38. “The simple act of acknowledging where we are right now and how we got here and what circumstances brought us here, and just allowing ourselves to acknowledge all that and just say thank you, is huge”
- Oprah Winfrey
39. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow”
- Melody Beattie
40. “The more grateful you are, the more present you become”
- Robert Holden
41. “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more”
- Oprah Winfrey
42. “When one door closes another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us”
- Alexander Graham Bell
43. “You can't help but smile when you're thankful”
- Tyrese Gibson
44. “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance”
- Eckhart Tolle
- Marcel Proust
46. “Thankfulness turns what we have into enough”
- Unknown
47. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it”
- William Arthur Ward
48. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them”
- John F Kennedy
49. “Thankfulness opens the door to the power wisdom creativity and ever-flowing abundance of the Universe… Where there is gratitude everything comes”
- Teal Swan
50. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by being aware in everyday life of the comforts and blessings that surround us”
- Thomas S Monson
51. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by focusing on your blessings rather than your misfortunes”
- Roy T Bennett
52. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by recognizing that every day offers opportunities for growth and learning”
- Roy T Bennett
53. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by appreciating small things as well as big ones”
- Roy T Bennett
54. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by acknowledging that good things come from unexpected sources”
- Roy T Bennett
55. “Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by recognizing that challenges can lead to growth and development” – Roy T Bennett
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