Thankfulness And Gratitude Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Arthur Ward, Gautama Buddha, Jacques Maritain, Dalai Lama, Henry Miller and many others.

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned or worn.
The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy.
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.