Most times in life we focus so much on life’s challenges and forget to show gratitude for the good things that are happening around us. Many wish they had more than what they already have, ignoring those they already have and forgetting that a grateful heart attracts more good things. Let’s not forget that gratitude is an attitude. Here is a huge list of the best grateful quotes.
Quotes about gratitude
1. “It is therefore necessary to cultivate the habit of being grateful for all good things that come your way, and giving thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your progress, you should include all things in your gratitude. — Wallace D. Wattles
2. “There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.” – Unknown
3. “You who have given me so much, give me something more…a grateful heart!” – George Herbert
4. “You can’t do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. “Silent gratitude does no one much good.” ~ Gertrude Stein
6. “Feeling grateful and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it.” ~ William Arthur Ward
7. “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who can never repay you.” ~John Wooden
8. “In all matters, it is healthy from time to time to put a question mark on things you have long taken for granted.” – Bertrand Russell
9. “They are not poor who have little, but who desire much. The richest man, no matter what his lot, is the one who is content with his lot. “- Dutch proverb
10. “If you can’t reward, you should say thank you.” – Arabic proverb
11. Ponder your present blessings, of which every human being has plenty. Not because of your past unhappiness, which everyone benefits from. – Charles Dickens
13. “Feeling grateful and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Ward
14. “When you feel grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life, it actually attracts more things into your life that you value and appreciate.” – Northrup Christiane
15. “What you truly acknowledge is yours. Ask your heart to be grateful, and your thanks will be heard even if you don’t use words. “- Pavithra Mehta
16. “The essence of all fine art, all great art is gratitude.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
17. “Let’s be kinder to each other.” – Aldous Huxley
18. “None of these material possessions do anything to make your life better… I know many people who have plenty of everything, and they are absolutely the most miserable people in the world. So it won’t do anything for you unless , you are a happy person and you can have peace with yourself.” ~ Lenny Kravitz
19. “Bad things happen. How I respond to them determines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in constant sadness, bogged down by the severity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.” ~ Walter Anderson
20. “Don’t dream of having what you don’t have, but reckon with the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then gratefully remember how you would crave for them if they weren’t yours. ~ Marcus Aurelius
21. “Be grateful for what you have, you will end up having more. If you focus on what you don’t have, you will never have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
22. “If we increased blessings and disappointments equally, we would all be much happier.” ~ John Wooden
23. “Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” – Jacques Maritain
24. “Maybe gratitude means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciate small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to just be human… Ultimately, the fact that we have the courage to stand is reason enough to celebrate. – Meredith Gray
25. “You have nothing but gratitude and joy.” – Buddha
27. “You will not be satisfied with more until you are satisfied with what you have.” – Viki King
28. “It is not what we say of our blessings, but how we use them that is the true measure of our thanks.” – WT Purkiser
29. “The deepest yearning of human nature is the need to be appreciated.” – William James
30. “Things go best for people who make the most of the way things are going.” – John Wooden
31. Some always grumble because roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses. – Alphonse Karr
32. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; They are the charming gardeners who make our souls bloom. 26-Marcel Proust
33. “When 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
34. “We should all be thankful for those people who revive the inner spirit.” – Albert Schweitzer
35. “It’s not what you have in your pocket that makes you grateful, but what you have in your heart.” ~ Unknown author
36. “Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It just washes the glass you’re looking through so you can see the colors clearly.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
37. “Make it a habit to say thank you to people. To express your appreciation sincerely and without expecting anything in return. Really appreciate the people around you and you will soon find many others close to you. Really appreciate life and you will find that you get more out of it. “~Ralph Marston
38. “It’s the realization that other people’s problems, their pain and frustrations are just as real as ours—often far worse. By recognizing that fact and trying to offer help, we open our hearts and greatly increase our sense of gratitude.” ~Richard Carlson
39. “No duty is more urgent than saying thank you.” ~ James Allen
40. “Gratitude is not only the greatest virtue, but the mother of all others.” ~ Cicero
41. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” ~ Oscar Wilde
42. “Goodness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~ Mark Twain
44. “If you focus on finding what is good in every situation, you will find that suddenly your life is filled with gratitude, a feeling that nourishes the soul.” ~ Harold Kushner
45. “What can you do now to change your life? Gratitude”- The Secret
46. ”Gratitude: A living sense of future benefit.” – Unknown
47. “I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me, but I am grateful that I loved them. Gratitude has finally conquered loss. – Rita Mae Brown15
48. “…it is not joy that makes us thankful; It is gratitude that brings us joy. – David Steindl-Rast
49. “If you don’t have everything you want, be thankful for the things you don’t have and don’t want.” – Unknown
50. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It makes what we have enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie
51. “When you eat bamboo shoots, think of the man who planted them.” – Chinese proverb
52. “It’s impossible to feel grateful and depressed at the same moment.” ~ Naomi Williams
53. “Gratitude is something none of us can give too much of. For the smile, the thanks, the small gestures of appreciation and the life philosophy of our neighbors. “~ AJ Cronin
54. “You just won’t be the same person two months after you consciously say thank you every day for the abundance in your life. And you will have enacted an ancient spiritual law: The more you have and are grateful for, the more you will receive” ~ Sarah Ban Breathnack
55. “Every once in a while it’s good to stop in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” ~ Guillaume Apollinaire
57. “Breathe. Let go. And remember, this moment is the only moment you know for sure you have. – Oprah Winfrey
58. “Stop looking at gratitude as a byproduct of your circumstances and start looking at it as a worldview.” – Bryan Robles
59. “A grateful spirit is a great spirit that eventually draws great things to itself.” – Plato
60. “Speaking gratitude is courteous and pleasant, doing gratitude is generous and noble, but living gratitude is touching heaven.” – Johannes Gaertner
61. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson7
62. “To live a fulfilling life, think about the things you have with gratitude.” – Jaren Davis
63. “Be thankful, not just for others, but for yourself” – Unknown
64. “The smallest thank you is always worth more than the effort it takes.” – Unknown
65. “Gratitude is double happiness through wonder.” – GK Chesterton
66. “In our daily lives we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratitude that makes us happy.” – Albert Clarke
67. “Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. You reap what you sow. What you give, you get. What you see in others exists in you. Remember life is an echo. It always comes back to you. So give kindness. ”~ Unknown
68. “Kindness in words breeds trust. Kindness in thought creates depth. Kindness in giving creates love. “~ Lao Tzu
69. “We live in deeds, not in years; no numbers on a dial in my mind. We should count the time with palpitations. He lives the most who thinks most, feels most noble, and acts best. ~ Phillip James Bailey
70. “A man might hit the mark, another mistake. but ignore these distinctions. Great things are born only from the alliance of the one working with and through the other. “- Antoine de Sainte-Exupery
71. “Now is no time to think about what you don’t have. Think about what you can do with what is there. -Ernest Hemingway
Grateful Quotes
72. If you want to change your life, try gratitude. It will change your life tremendously. Gerald Gut
73. The hardest arithmetic is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer
74. It can only be said that we are alive in those moments when our heart is aware of our treasures. Thornton Wilder
75. There is always something to be thankful for. Anonymous
77. A federal judge did what he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be grateful that we have a judiciary that does that. Michael Newdow
78. We must be grateful considering our family is generally very healthy, but rest assured that me and my partner have enough time to exercise our minds and give our attention. John Hawley
79. There are many amazing female directors who have worked in more irregular hours. Therefore, we should be thankful for the limits they have crossed. Jillian Mayer
80. If a guy isn’t grateful for what he has, he probably won’t be grateful for what he’s going to get. Frank A Clark
81. People are often asked how I manage to be happy even though I have no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry that I have no limbs or I can be grateful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.
Nick Vujicic
82. It’s okay to be an outsider, a newcomer, new on the scene – and not only okay, but something to be thankful for in the province. Tan Le
83. The only chores children have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and to be grateful. That’s it. I will accommodate you, protect you, I will even give my life for you, and in return you will behave. Gene Simmons
84. In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. I’m glad I’m not a Republican. HL Mencken
85. All I ever really wanted and want to continue to want out of life is to do 100% in everything I do and be committed to everything I do and then the results speak for themselves to let. Also never taking myself or other people for granted and always being thankful and thankful to the people who have helped me.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
86. I didn’t break up the Beatles. You can’t have it both ways. If you blame me for breaking up the Beatles, you should be grateful that I turned them into myths rather than a crumbling group. Yoko Ono
87. In the household I grew up in, the subjects were fairly simple. ‘Work hard. Do not stop. Be grateful, grateful, grateful, respectful. Never whine, never complain. And to shout out loud, you should always have a sense of humor. “Michael Keaton
88. Every day I have to be thankful that I’m alive and you never know – the cliché is that tomorrow you might get hit by a bus moment.
Joseph Gordon Levitt
89. We can always find something to be grateful for, and there can be reasons why we should be grateful, even for those struggles that seem dark and sinister. Albert Barnes
90. We can thank a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet we regard ourselves as committed to the liberty and command of all the earth, and to the great benefits of our being, our lives, our health and sanity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
92. I will be forever grateful to the Malawians and the international community, as well as my professional army and my army general, who said: “No, we will follow the Constitution.” That’s why I’m here.
Joyce Banda
93. I tell people they’re grateful that Madonna is showing that it’s possible to be timeless – people should embrace and celebrate that. Anyone who criticizes them is just jealous! Tracy Anderson
94. I am a big defender of “Harry Potter” and I think any book that gets children reading is a book we should cherish and be grateful for. Judy flower
95. And I’m very surprised that all of those things actually worked out in the way that I was able to start a film career, benefit from my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor. Terrance Howard
96. The ungrateful heart discovers no graces; but let the grateful heart levitate all day, and as the magnet finds iron, so shall it find some heavenly blessings in every hour! -Henry Ward Beecher
97. I will thank the Lord for his righteousness and praise the name of the Lord Most High. – Psalm 7:17
98. Gratitude is a quality comparable to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and consumed in order to exist at all. -William Faulkner
99. Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. Seneca
100. He is a wise man who does not grieve over the things he does not have, but rejoices over those he has. Epictetus
101. In Latino culture, the quinceanera is a big deal – it’s when a girl becomes a woman. But I think age is just a number – you become a woman with the responsibilities you take and the choices you make. I realized that every day is a gift – you have to be grateful every day that you are alive. Emily Rios
102. I’ve gone from not knowing to being curious about getting to know and respecting people in the industry and realizing how hard they work. I will always be grateful that “Top Model” did that. Fatima Siad
104. When expressing our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. -John F Kennedy
105. Always be cheerful; pray continuously; give thanks by all means, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Albert Schweitzer
107. I must be very grateful. I am healthy, happy and loved. Reba McEntire
108. Let me encourage you to get up each day and focus on what you have in life. Be thankful for the blessings of small things, even if you don’t get what you expect. Victoria Osteen
109. I am not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful. Monica Johnson
110. If I could write a story that would do for the hundredth part of India what Uncle Tom’s Cabin did for the Negro, I would be grateful for the rest of my life. Helen Hunt Jackson
111. If I can do the hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I shall be grateful. Helen Hunt Jackson
112. Before I get out of bed, I say thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful. Al Jarreau
113. There was no instruction to be grateful that Christians were special people, chosen people. There was no nationalistic, political, or ethnic superiority to be grateful for. John Clayton
114. Talent is given by God; be humble. Glory is given by man; Be thankful. Imagination is itself given; Danger.
Harvey Mackay
115. Be thankful we don’t get all the government we pay for.
Will Rogers
116. Keep your eyes open to your graces. The man who forgets to be grateful has fallen asleep in life.
Robert Louis Stevenson
117. My advice: Take a second today and be thankful for your family.
Jenna Morasca
118. Just don’t let the hype about what people say and how much they love you, take the compliment and be thankful that people compliment you, but don’t let it consume you. Don’t let your circumstances and the way people see you make you act a certain way.
Mary J Blige
119. Let’s be thankful for people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls bloom. Marcel Proust
120. Gratitude inspires awe and allows us to face everyday revelations, those transcendent moments of awe that forever change how we experience life and the world. John Milton
121. Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. Joseph Wood Krutch
122. People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always happy with what they have. Richard Carlson
123. There is no unspoken gratitude. When it’s not expressed, it’s plain old-fashioned ingratitude. – Robert Brault
124. Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. – 1 Chronicles 16:8
125. Thank the Lord for he is good; his love is forever. – 1 Chronicles 16:34
126. A grateful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the mother of all other virtues. Cicero
127. Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop
128. The essence of all fine art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche
129. A noble person is mindful and grateful for the favors he receives from others. Buddha
130. Let us be thankful for people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls bloom. Marcel Proust
132. No one who succeeds does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Alfred North Whitehead
133. Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with fewer skills could have your job.
Jim Lovell
134. Make an effort to find things to be grateful for and just pay attention to who you are!
Bethany Hamilton
135. Years ago it was quite difficult to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded animals. Thanks to good TV PR, it’s now easier to get the message of reptile conservation and tolerance across. We must be very grateful to reptiles, not least for their control over rodents. Romulus Whitaker
136. I am very proud of my mother and consider her the bravest woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and spirit to succeed. My brothers and I will always be grateful for that. Diana Lopez
137. Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. – Unknown author
138. Develop an attitude of gratitude and giving thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. -Brian Tracy
139. Every time we think of saying “thank you,” we experience nothing short of heaven on earth. – Sarah Ban Breathnach
140. Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more things that you value and value in your life. – Christiane Northrup
141. Gratitude helps you grow and expand; Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of everyone around you. – Eileen Caddy
142. He is a wise man who does not grieve over the things he does not have, but rejoices over those he has.
– Epictetus
143. I am thankful for all my problems. After overcoming each one, I grew stronger and able to meet those who were yet to come. I have grown in all my difficulties. – James Cash Penney
144. If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thanks, it will suffice. – Master Eckhardt
145. If you cannot be satisfied with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped. – Unknown author
146. If you focus on finding what is good in every situation, you will find that your life is suddenly filled with gratitude, a feeling that nourishes the soul. – Rabbi Harold Kushner
147. When you don’t have everything you want, be thankful for the things you don’t have and don’t want. – Unknown author
148. In every life our inner fire eventually dies out. It is then set on fire by encountering another human. We should all be grateful for that folks who kindle the inner spirit. – Albert Schweitzer
149. In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive much more than we give and that life only becomes rich with gratitude. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
150. It’s impossible to feel grateful and depressed at the same time. – Naomi Williams It’s not what’s in your pocket that makes you grateful, it’s what’s in your heart. – Unknown author
151. Just a thank you is a powerful prayer. That says it all. – Rosie Cash
152. Let us be thankful for people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls bloom. – Marcel Proust
153. Let’s stand up and be thankful, because if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we are not died. so let’s all be thankful. – Buddha
154. No one who achieves success is possible without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. – Alfred North Whitehead
155. No one is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude. Gratitude is a currency we can mint for ourselves and spend without fear of bankruptcy. – Fred De Witt Van Amburgh
156. People who lead the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always happy with what they have. -Richard Carlson
157. So often we are more concerned with the things that seem impossible than with the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for everything that has been done. – Marian Wright Edelman
158. The grateful mind is constantly fixed on the best. Therefore, it is usually the best. It takes the form or character of the best and will preserve the best. – Wallace D Wattles
159. The grateful recipient bears a plentiful harvest. – William Blake
160. The ungrateful heart discovers no graces; but the grateful heart will find some heavenly blessings in every hour. -Henry Ward Beecher
161. There is always something to be thankful for. – Unknown author
162. Educating oneself to feel gratitude means not taking anything for granted, but always seeking and appreciating the way behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is taken for granted. Everything springs from a will to do good directed towards you. Train yourself never to shy away from the word or action of expressing gratitude. – Albert Schweitzer
163. Living a life of gratitude means opening one’s eyes to the myriad ways in which we are supported by the world around us. Such a life leaves less room for our suffering because our attention is more balanced. We are more often concerned with noticing what we are given, thanking those who have helped us, and repaying the world in concrete ways for what we are receiving. – Gregg Krech
164. What if you gave someone a gift and they didn’t say thank you – would you probably give them another one? Life is like that. To gain more of the blessings life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. – Ralph Marston.