Being grateful can be inspiring!
There’s a reason why so many great writers, thinkers, business people and humanitarians speak about gratitude. Because remembering what you’re thankful for not only inspires others, it inspires YOU.
Use these quotes to say thank you to friend or just to read and give you the inspiration to do great things today!
Inspiring Gratitude Quotations
• Gratitude is heaven itself. ~William Blake
• 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. ~Sarah Ban Breathnach
• True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience. ~Oprah Winfrey
• God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” ~William A. Ward
• Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. ~ Cicero
• Many successful men and women claim they are “self-made.” But the fact is that no one reaches the pinnacle without help. Once you have set your definite major goal for success-and taken your first steps to achieve it-you find yourself receiving help from many unexpected quarters. You must be prepared to give thanks… . ~Napoleon Hill
• If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. ~Gerald Good
• Gratitude is a two fold love – love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest. ~Henry Van Dyke
• To receive more you must first be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the doors for good ideas to flow, while cynicism blocks the door of good ideas. ~Jim Rohn
• Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. ~Maya Angelou
• Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give 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
• When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. ~Maya Angelou
• 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. ~Epicurus
• I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don’t know how many you’re going to be given. ~Sandra Day O’Connor
• We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. ~John F. Kennedy
• 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. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh