Thankful Quotes Of Appreciation & Gratitude To Live By

Thankful Quotes:  A   

A Course In Miracles
Look with peace upon your brothers, and God will come rushing into your heart in gratitude for your gift to Him.

A Course In Miracles
What shares the purpose of the Universe shares the purpose of its Creator. Try then to begin to learn to look on all things with love, appreciation and open-mindness.

Abraham-Hicks
Appreciation in advance brings everything you want to you.

Appreciation is the magic formula you’ve been seeking.

Feel appreciation for those who provide examples of Well-Being. How would you know that prosperity was possible if there wasn’t some evidence of prosperity around you? It’s all part of this contrast that helps you to sharpen your desire.

Look for good things about where you are, and in your state of appreciation, you lift all self-imposed limitations – and all limitations are self-imposed – and you free yourself for the receiving of wonderful things.

Mining the moment for something that feels good, something to appreciate, something to savour, something to take in, that’s what your moments are about.

Abraham-Hicks
The most important thing that you can teach your children is that Well-Being abounds. And that Well-Being is naturally flowing to them. And that if they will relax and reach for thoughts that feel good, and do their best to appreciate, then they will be less likely to keep the Well-Being away, and more likely to allow it to flow into their experience.

We want you to feel the appreciation of that which you call God, and that which we call All-That-Is, for the expansion of the Universe, that is a result of the Beingness that is you.

Abraham-Hicks
Whatever you’re thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you’re worrying you are planning. When you are appreciating you are planning. What are you planning?

When your heart is singing, you are allowing Well-Being. When you are appreciating, you are allowing Well-Being.

Aesop  620BC – 564BC
Gratitude is the sign of noble Souls.

Christina Aguilera   1980
So mother, I thank you for all that you’ve done and still do. You got me, I got you. Together we always pull through.

Mitch Albom   1958
The secret to happiness…  Be satisfied, and be grateful.

Eric Allen
Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude.

Henri Frederic Amiel  1821 – 1881
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude.
Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.
Thankfulness may consist merely of words.
Gratitude is shown in acts.

Maya Angelou 1928 – 2014
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.

Thankful Quotes:  B   

William Barclay  1907 – 1978
I thank you for my friends, for those who understand me better than I understand myself. For those who know me at my worst, and still like me. For those who have forgiven me when I had no right to expect to be forgiven. Help me to be as true to my friends as I would wish them to be to me

Bashar-Darryl Anka
Stop paying or buying into the ideas that don’t resonate with the reality you prefer. Stop giving them credence. Appreciate, Appreciate your chosen vibration and allow the vibrations that are not aligned with you to de-preciate.

Albert Frederick Bayly  1901 – 1984

Praise and Thanksgiving
Father, we offer
For all things living
You have made good
Harvest of sown fields
Fruits of the orchard
Hay from the mown fields
Blossom and wood

Lord, bless the labour
We bring to serve you
That with our neighbour
We may be fed
Sowing or tilling
We would work with you
Harvesting, milling
For daily bread

Father, providing
Food for your children
Your wisdom guiding
Teaches us share
One with another
So that, rejoicing
With us, our brother
May know we care

Then will your blessing
Reach every people
Each one confessing
Your gracious hand
When you are reigning
No one will hunger
Your love sustaining
Fruitful the land

Melody Beattie  1948
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Melody Beattie  1948
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Henry Ward Beecher  1813 – 1887
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the Soul.

The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.

Bible
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations.

Every good and perfect gift, comes from above.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever.

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

William Blake  1757 – 1827
Gratitude is Heaven itself.

He who kisses the joy as it flies, lives in eternity’s sunrise.

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

Ralph H. Blum  1932 – 2016
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

J. Allen Boone  1882 – 1965
All life, regardless of its form, classification or reputation, will respond to genuine interest, respect, appreciation, admiration, affection, gentleness, courtesy, good manners.

Robert Brault
What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering, than the family and the gathering.

Sarah Ban Breathnach
Every time we remember to say “Thank You’” we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

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.

Pam Brown  1948
If you’ve only one breath left, use it to say thank you.

Thank you for being interested. Doesn’t sound much but it meant just about everything.

Gertrude T. Buckingham 1880 – ?

O Infinite Father, I’m grateful to Thee
For the moon and the stars and deep rolling sea
For beauties of nature, where e’er they may be…
For the handclasp of friends, so firm and so true
For sunrise and sunset and glistening dew
The fleecy white clouds and the heavens, so blue
For these wonderful gifts, dear Lord, I thank you!

Rhonda Byrne  1945
The more thankful you are, the more you attract things to be thankful for.

Thankful Quotes:  C   

Eileen Caddy  1917 – 2006
Difficulties are opportunities to better things. They are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some failure in a particular direction. When one door closes another one opens.. As a natural law it has to balance.

Gratitude helps you to grow and expand. Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your lives and into the lives of all those around you.

Sarah Caldwell  1924 – 2006
Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can. You will be grateful you did.

Jack Canfield  1944
Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.

Anna Carey
There are millions of stars, each one shining and burning out at the same time. They die like everything else – you have to appreciate them before they’re gone.

Kristine Carlson
Life can change in a moment, so we must appreciate every single day we are given.

Richard Carlson  1961 – 2006
Demonstrate gratitude for the simple things in life. Show your child that you are a person who is truly grateful for the simple, good things in life: a sunset, rain, insects, birds, children laughing, or a kind gesture. Appreciative people are happy; they see the beauty in life while others miss it.

Nancie J. Carmody
I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because I have a home. I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby.

Gilbert Chesterton  1874 – 1936
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Julia Child  1912 – 2004
Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.

Lydia Maria Child  1802 – 1880
I thank my Heavenly Father for every manifestation of human love, I thank Him for all experiences, be they sweet or bitter, which help me to forgive all things, and to enfold the whole world with a blessing.

Marcus Tullius Cicero  106BC – 43BC
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

Matthias Claudius  1740 -1815

All good gifts around us
Are sent from Heaven above
Then thank the Lord
O, thank the Lord
For all His love

Alan Cohen
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.

Corn planter (Chief)  c. 1732 – 1836
When the sun goes down, he opens his heart to God, and earlier than the sun appears on the hills, he gives thanks for his protection during the night.

Margaret Cousins
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.

E. E. Cummings  1894 – 1962
I thank God for most this amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky, and for everything which is natural, which is infinite.

Thankful Quotes:  D   

Percy Dearmer  1867 – 1936

Praise Him, praise Him, all His children praise Him
He is love, He is love
Praise Him, praise Him, all His children praise Him
He is love, He is love

Thank Him, Thank Him, all His children thank Him
He is love, He is love
Thank Him, Thank Him, all His children thank Him
He is love, He is love

Love Him, love Him, all His children love Him
He is love, He is love
Love Him, love Him, all His children love Him
He is love, He is love

Charles Dickens  1812 – 1870
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Wayne Dyer  1940 – 2015
As you awaken to your divine nature, you’ll begin to appreciate beauty in everything you see, touch and experience.

Wayne Dyer  1940 – 2015
Every single person who’s drifted in and out of your life is part of your divinely chosen experience. So, give thanks for all of these people, and take serious note of what they brought you.

Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one.

This magnificent Universe provides abundantly when you’re in a state of gratitude.

Wayne Dyer  1940 – 2015
Without exception, begin every day of your life with gratitude. As you look in the mirror, say, “Thank you, God, for life, for my body, for my family and loved ones, for this day, and for the opportunity to be of service. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

Henry Van Dyke  1852 – 1933
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Thankful Quotes:  E   

Meister Eckhart  1260 – 1327
If the only prayer you ever say in your life is ‘Thank You,’ it will be enough.

Albert Einstein  1879 – 1955
I am thankful for all of those who said no to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself.

Hal Elrod  1979
Replace your judgements with empathy, upgrade your complaining to gratitude and trade in your fear for love.

When you are consciously aware of all that you have to be grateful for, your life is in perfect harmony.

Ralph Waldo Emerson  1803 – 1882
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.

For flowers that bloom about our feet
For tender grass so fresh, so sweet
For the song of bird and hum of bee
For all things fair we hear or see
Father in heaven, we thank Thee

For blue of stream and blue of sky
For pleasant shade of branches high
For fragrant air and cooling breeze
For beauty of the blooming trees
Father in heaven, we thank Thee

For mother-love and father-care
For brothers strong and sisters fair
For love at home and school each day
For guidance lest we go astray
Father in heaven, we thank Thee

For this 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
Father in heaven, we thank Thee

Epictetus  55 – 135
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Thankful Quotes:  F   

James E. Faust  1920 – 2007
I have been grateful for the influence of my grandmother and my grandfather in my life. I remember my grandmother as a queenly woman. My father could be stern, and my grandparents would remind him that we were just boys.

George Walter Fiske  1872 – 1945

I AM…
the power of self knowledge.
I THINK…
the power to investigate.
I KNOW…
the power to master facts.
I FEEL…
the power to appreciate, to value, to love.
I WONDER…
the spirit of reverence, curiosity, worship.
I SEE…
the power of insight, imagination, vision.
I BELIEVE…
the power of adventurous faith.
I CAN…
the power to act and the skill to accomplish.
I OUGHT…
the power of conscience, the moral imperative.
I WILL…
the power of will, loyalty to duty, consecration.
I SERVE…
the power to be useful, devotion to cause.

Francis Frangipane  1946
The thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress.

Thankful Quotes:  G   

Johannes A. Gaertner  1912 – 1996
To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.

Jennifer Gayle
Always appreciate what you have, in this moment…
before it disappears into something you once had.

Kahlil Gibran  1883 – 1931
Art began when man glorified the sun with a hymn of gratitude.

William Henry Gill  1839 – 1923

We thank Thee, Lord, for sunshine, dew, and rain
Broadcast from Heaven by Thine almighty hand
Source of all life, unnumbered as the sand
Bird, beast, and fish, herb, fruit, and golden grain

Richelle E. Goodrich
Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colours.

Elizabeth Porter Gould  1848 – 1906

We thank, Thee, Lord, for quiet upland lawns,
For misty loveliness of autumn dawns,
For gold and russet of the ripened fruit,
For yet another year’s fulfilment, Lord,
We thank Thee, now.

For joy of glowing colour, flash of wings,
We thank Thee, Lord; for all the little things
That make the love and laughter of our days
For home and happiness and friends, we praise
And thank Thee now.

Trina Graves  1961

Thank You

Thank you for your Mothering, right from the very start
You nurtured our family, consistently working from your heart

Thank you for Leading me to become an intuitive mother
Using my inner guidance not just the advice of any other

Thank you for All the little things you have ever said and done
That have made my life so happy, full of delight and lots of fun

Thank you for your Presence, I know at all times you will be there
Whenever I need you, it’s heart-warming to know you always care

Thank you for your Guidance all through the many years
Your love and support has helped me wipe away the countless tears

Thank you for your Honesty you always taught me right from wrong
By your example I learned, and now live with integrity my whole life long

Thank you for your Morality although nothing much was said
I grew up choosing to truly be in love, before I share my bed

Thank you for your Positive Attitude, it’s truth has helped me see
I reap what I sow in life, my thoughts guide who I will be

Thank you for your Happiness, always showing me a smile
Even when clouds are present, you know they will only last awhile

Thank you for Teaching me life’s challenges are often like a test
I’ve learned from your example, to always strive to do my best

Thank you for your Wisdom, when things all get too much
You say, “Hand it over to God” to feel His guiding touch

Thank you for your Love, given to me unconditionally
Someone who consistently radiates that love is who I yearn to be

Thank you for your Knowledge, you may not think I’ve gained this from you
But degrees can’t teach the highest lessons, the most important is love, is so true

Thank you for Faith in the presence of God above
It’s been a guiding light for me, knowing of this love

Thank you for your Spiritual Essence, it’s helped me find my way
You taught me to seek my own path, I live it each and every day

Thank you for your Example to live a life of simple things
The joy of family and peace of nature, gives our spirit wings

Thank you for Providing a sanctuary of home, a feathered nest
Where all through the years I’ve been welcomed to return to for a rest

Thank you for your Life, though one day physically we will part
But I know we are eternally joined, by the love we share in our heart

Thank you for your Blessings that I know are always with me
I bless you and know our love unites us, forevermore into infinity
( Mother’s Day 2015)

The Simple Things In Life

If ever you are feeling down
Whatever it is that makes you frown
Just open your eyes and look about
You’ll find something, without a doubt
To make you smile and appreciate
That the simple things in life are great

A smile, a glance, a hug, a touch
From someone that you love so much
A flower, a leaf, a blade of grass
Nature’s treasures we blindly pass

The serenity of a sleeping child
Even if, in the daytime they tend to run wild
A newborn baby so complete yet so small
You can’t help but wonder the miracle of it all
(2001)

Fred Pratt Green  1903 – 2000

For the fruits of His creation
Thanks be to God
For His gifts to every nation
Thanks be to God
For the ploughing, sowing, reaping
Silent growth while we are sleeping
Future needs in earth’s safe-keeping
Thanks be to God

In the just reward of labour
God’s will is done
In the help we give our neighbour
God’s will is done
In our world-wide task of caring
For the hungry and despairing
In the harvests we are sharing
God’s will is done

For the harvests of His Spirit
Thanks be to God
For the good we all inherit
Thanks be to God
For the wonders that astound us
For the truths that still confound us
Most of all, that love has found us
Thanks be to God

Edgar Guest  1881 – 1959

Be grateful for the kindly friends that walk along your way
Be grateful for the skies of blue that smile from day to day
Be grateful for the health you own, the work you find to do
For round about you there are men less fortunate than you

Be grateful for the growing trees, the roses soon to bloom
The tenderness of kindly hearts that shared your days of gloom
Be grateful for the morning dew, the grass beneath your feet
The soft caresses of your babes and all their laughter sweet

Acquire the grateful habit, learn to see how blest you are
How much there is to gladden life, how little life to mar
And what if rain shall fall today and you with grief are sad
Be grateful that you can recall the joys that you have had

Thankful Quotes:  H   

Ace Antonio Hall  1966
Our lives are filled with meeting wonderful people. Make sure those that have become a part of your life hear your words of appreciation.

Frances Ridley Havergal  1836 – 1879
complete wording on Hymn page

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise

Louise Hay  1926 – 2017
I find that the more willing I am to be grateful for the small things in life, the bigger stuff just seems to show up from unexpected sources, and I am constantly looking forward to each day with all the surprises that keep coming my way.

Ruth Beebe Hill
I own my life. And only mine.
And so I shall appreciate my person.
And so I shall make proper use of myself.

Gordon Hinckley  1910 – 2008
Gratitude is a sign of maturity. Where there is appreciation, there is also courtesy and concern for the rights of others.

Robert Holden  1964
The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.

Victor Hugo  1802 – 1885
To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.

Thankful Quotes:  J   

William James  1842 – 1910
The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

Susan Jeffers  1938 – 2012
Dear God, I trust that no matter what happens in my life, it is for my highest good. And no matter what happens in the lives of those I love, it is for their highest good. From all things that are put before us all, we shall become stronger and more loving people. I am grateful for all the beauty and opportunity you put into my life. And in all that I do, I shall seek to be a channel for your love.

Susan Jeffers  1938 – 2012
Success is.. Living a full and balanced life in partnership with others to create a joyful feeling of love, contribution, appreciation and abundance, despite how our endeavours may turn out.

David Jeremiah  1941
It’s possible to be thankful wherever you find yourself.

Chris Jones
Grief tells our hearts things like, ‘How can I possibly find joy again when so much was lost?’ Gratitude responds softly, ‘Yes, it hurts, but what a blessing it was, even if only a short time.’

K – Z

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