Whether you want to say thanks someone via Twitter or Facebook or you’re sending a handwritten thank you card or note, thank you sayings are a handy way to share your gratitude. Here are thirteen awesome quotes along with some wording ideas on how to use them.
Quotations & Sayings of Gratitude
- As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. -John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life. -Harry Hepner
- Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness. -Richard Bach
- The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. -Oscar Wilde
- Gratitude is the memory of the heart. -Jean Baptiste Massieu
- Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose. -Tennessee Williams
- I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God’s gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. -Frances Farmer
- As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. -John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel. -Author Unknown
- Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. -William Faulkner
- Let us be grateful to people who make us happy–they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. -Marcel Proust
- Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies. -Charles E. Jefferson
- Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Mark Twain
- Thank you, Mom.
Thank you, Dad.
Three small words.
So much to add. -Christy Murphy - The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. -The Dalai Lama
- Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. -Voltaire
- In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. -Ralph Marston
A Quick Word on How to Use A Quotation or Saying
At first the sayings above may not seem to exactly what you’re looking for, but with a little personalization they’ll work like a charm. For example:
Here’s a popular quote from Oprah Winfrey: “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.”
You could write: Oprah Winfrey once said to “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.” So I’ll say thank you for the money you gave me for my birthday, and keep thinking about how I can never gain enough weight from eating cake. 🙂 But seriously, thank you for your generous gift and coming to my party. It was a much happier birthday, because of you.
General Thank You Sayings
Here are general sayings. You’ll find saying for specific occasions like birthdays, weddings, and more at the links.
• Please accept our sincerest thanks.
• You have my undying gratitude.
• Your thoughtfulness knows no bounds.
• My gratitude is endless.
• My appreciation is ever-growing.
• You have our heartfelt thanks.
• Your generosity has made me speechless.
• Thank you so much.
• Thank you very much.
• Thanks a lot.
• Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
• I cannot thank you enough.
• You have my sincerest thanks.
• Thank you one and all.
• Thanks a bunch.
• Thank you ever so.
• Thank you for the helping hand.
• Thank you for everything.
• Thank you for giving me the strength to go on.
• Thank you for love that warms my heart.
• Thank you God for our daily bread.
• Thank you for all you have given us.