Quote: A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Author: Henry Ward Beecher 1813-1887, American Preacher, Orator, Writer
Quote: Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Author: Henry Ward Beecher 1813-1887, American Preacher, Orator, Writer
Quote: Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. Author: Henry Ward Beecher 1813-1887, American Preacher, Orator, Writer
Quote: Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. Author: William John Bennett 1943-, American Federal Official
Quote: Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept with joy. Author: Bhagavad Gita c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem Incorporated Into the Mahabharata
Quote: Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. [Matthew] Author: Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
Quote: There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy. Author: Ralph H. Blum American Author
Quote: Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, ''Joy is not in things, it is in us.'' Author: Joan Borysenko American Clinical Psychologist, Author
Quote: Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth. Author: Sarah Ban Breathnach American Author
Quote: Grace is available for each of us every day -- our spiritual daily bread -- but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow. Author: Sarah Ban Breathnach American Author
Quote: Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the ''good life'' we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts. Author: Sarah Ban Breathnach American Author
Quote: Whatever we are waiting for -- peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance -- it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. Author: Sarah Ban Breathnach American Author
Quote: This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine, Which back they give at cross-time on a sponge, In bitter vinegar. Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861, British Poet
Quote: Gratitude helps you to grow and expands; gratitude brings you and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you. Author: Eileen Caddy American Spiritual Writer
Quote: I don't like it when people on the street say ''smile'' or ''cheer up.'' It's a real cheap line. I'm feeling good. I'm feeling real grateful for everything. It's a solid time in my life. When people say I look sad, they're wrong. Author: Nicolas Cage 1964-, American Actor
Quote: Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful. Author: Elizabeth Carter
Quote: Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life. Author: Northrup Christiane American Medical Doctor
Quote: Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. Author: Marcus T. Cicero c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician
Quote: If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get. Author: Frank A. Clark
Quote: To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach. Author: Demosthenes c.383-322 BC, Greek Orator
Quote: Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Author: Charles Dickens 1812-1870, British Novelist
Quote: It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer? Author: Fyodor Dostoevski 1821-1881, Russian Novelist
Quote: Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are. Author: Wayne Dyer 1940-, American Psychotherapist, Author, Lecturer
Quote: Gratitude is a twofold love -- love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest. Author: Henry Van Dyke 1852--1933, American Protestant Clergyman and Writer
Quote: Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. Author: Henry Van Dyke 1852--1933, American Protestant Clergyman and Writer
Quote: Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything. Author: Bob Dylan 1941-, American Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Quote: Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built on the labors of my fellowmen, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. Author: Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
Quote: I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new. Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist
Quote: Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Author: Epicurus c.341-270 BC, Greek Philosopher
Quote: Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it. Author: William Faulkner 1897-1962, American Novelist
Quote: Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep. Author: Felix Frankfurter 1882-1965, Austrian-born American Law Teacher, Judge
Quote: Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones -- with ingratitude. Author: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat
Quote: When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it. Author: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat
Quote: Eaten bread is soon forgotten. Author: Thomas Fuller 1608-1661, British Clergyman, Author
Quote: To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. Author: Johannes A. Gaertner
Quote: Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive. Author: Edward Gibbon 1737-1794, British Historian
Quote: He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well. Author: Baltasar Gracian 1601-1658, Spanish Philosopher, Writer
Quote: Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. Author: Baltasar Gracian 1601-1658, Spanish Philosopher, Writer
Quote: Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it. Author: Edward F. Halifax 1881-1959, British Conservative Statesman
Quote: The public have neither shame or gratitude. Author: William Hazlitt 1778-1830, British Essayist
Quote: True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him. - Author: George R. Hendrick
Quote: For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude. Author: Clarence E. Hodges
Quote: Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment. Author: Bobby Hull American Hockey Player
Quote: There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain. Author: Samuel Johnson 1709-1784, British Author
Quote: In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors. Author: Francois De La Rochefoucauld 1613-1680, French Classical Writer
Quote: We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them. Author: Francois De La Rochefoucauld 1613-1680, French Classical Writer
Quote: Do you realize what this means? The fact of being alive... I still find it staggering that I am here at all. Author: Christopher Leach American Poet
Quote: One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay ''in kind'' somewhere else in life. Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1906-, American Author
Quote: Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not. Author: James Russell Lowell 1819-1891, American Poet, Critic, Editor
Quote: Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. Author: Jacques Maritain 1882-1973, French Philosopher
Quote: Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends. Author: Courtland Milloy
Quote: Gratitude -- the meanest and most sniveling attribute in the world. Author: Dorothy Parker 1893-1967, American Humorous Writer
Quote: Gratitude is the heart's memory. Author: French Proverb Sayings of French Origin
Quote: Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. Author: Edwin Arlington Robinson 1869-1935, American Poet
Quote: Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist
Quote: It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. Author: Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D., Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher
Quote: See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse. Author: Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D., Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher
Quote: There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Author: Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D., Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher
Quote: He receives comfort like cold porridge. Author: William Shakespeare 1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor
Quote: I hate ingratitude more in a person; than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or, any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood. [Twelfth Night] Author: William Shakespeare 1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor
Quote: Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs. Author: Joseph Stalin 1879-1953, Georgian-born Soviet Leader
Quote: One ungrateful person, does an injury to all needy people. Author: Publilius Syrus 1st Century BC, Roman Writer
Quote: Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for. The more we seek gratitude, the more reason the angels will give us for gratitude and joy to exist in our lives. Author: Terry Lynn Taylor
Quote: Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed: our love to others, and others love to us. Author: Thomas Traherne 1636-1674, British Clergyman, Poet, Mystic
Quote: If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Author: Mark Twain 1835-1910, American Humorist, Writer
Quote: Gratitude is the doorman's payment. Author: Source Unknown
Quote: Our favorite attitude should be gratitude Author: Source Unknown
Quote: When the insects take over the world we hope they will remember, with gratitude, how we took them along on all our picnics. Author: Bill Vaughan 1915-1977, American Author, Journalist
Quote: God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. Author: Izaak Walton 1593-1683, British Writer
Quote: Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness. Author: Nathaniel P. Willis 1806-1867, Polish American Poet, writer, editor