Top 100 Heart Of Gratitude Quotes
#1. Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.
Edward Sandford Martin
#3. Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.
Andy Stanley
#5. Gratitude is a feeling of fullness, a recognition of the heart of what we are receiving in this moment.
M.J. Ryan
#6. Gratitude is the combination of appreciate, love, kindness, and compassion in a beautiful heart.
Debasish Mridha
#7. It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been withheld from me ... if much has been denied me, much, very much, has been given me ...
Helen Keller
#8. As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path ... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
#9. When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves
that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience.
N. T. Wright
#10. In our hearts do we feel a sense of gratitude and devotion to the Father? Are we of one heart with Him to whom we owe everything? The test of our devotion to the Lord seems to be the way we serve Him.
L. Tom Perry
#11. Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness.
Nathaniel Parker Willis
#12. When we begin to view our experiences through the lens of gratitude, our heart, mind and spirit naturally expand.
David Brown Jr.
#14. I miss you so much! And while this hole in my heart will never be filled again, I find comfort knowing that you are nestled within the loving embrace of God ... and that I was blessed to know you ... even if only for a little while.
Steve Maraboli
#15. Aren't we grateful for our brains, that can take this electrical impulse that comes from light energy and use it to explore our world? Aren't we grateful that we have hearts that can feel these vibrations, in order for us to allow ourselves to feel the pleasure and beauty of nature?
Louis Schwartzberg
#16. Gratitude is a prayer of an appreciating heart for the great gift of life and its endless treasures.
Debasish Mridha
#17. Feeling entitled is the opposite of feeling grateful. Gratitude opens the heart, entitlement closes it.
Paul Gibbons
#18. I have said that they were truly happy; and without strong affection and humanity of heart,
and gratitude to that Being whose code is Mercy, and whose great
attribute is Benevolence to all things that breathe, happiness
can never be attained.
Charles Dickens
#19. Expressing gratitude to our benefactors is a natural form of love. In fact, some people find loving kindness for themselves so hard, they begin their practice with a benefactor. This too is fine. The rule in loving kindness practice is to follow the way that most easily opens your heart.
Jack Kornfield
#20. Gratitude is a state of being in which we feel connected to everything in the universe. It is a fullness of the heart that recognizes the blessings of Nature within and without. Gratitude is love for the goodness of life itself.
Deepak Chopra
#21. Summoning gratitude is a sure way to get our life back on track. Opening our eyes to affirm gratitude grows the garden of our inner abundance, just as standing close to a fire eventually warms our heart.
Alexandra Katehakis
#22. A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.
[Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero
#23. Accepting and appreciating heart brings abundance in life but gratitude acknowledge and dance with joy of receiving.
Debasish Mridha
#24. How grateful are we
how touched a frank and generous heart is for a kind word extended to us in our pain! The pressure of a tender hand nerves a man for an operation, and cheers him for the dreadful interview with the surgeon.
William Makepeace Thackeray
#25. The depth of heartache and love, hurt and forgiveness we had experienced since the last time we were here. And my heart filled with gratitude for all of it, even the pain, because it had brought us here, to this very moment.
Mia Sheridan
#26. Even though my fear was detonating over and over like bombs dropping, the fragile and fractured wings of my heart dared to beat as well, and alongside all that fear and all that gratitude, I felt the first precious rush of hope.
Shauna Niequist
#27. Bliss can only come through gratitude, only through enlarging your heart with gratitude. Bliss is the reward of gratitude - the gratitude which is not just wordly or just spoken lip service, but is from the heart - the gratitude of the heart.
Nirmala Srivastava
#28. The abundance of a grateful heart gives honor to God even if it does not turn to Him in words. An unbeliever who is filled with thanks for his very being has ceased to be an unbeliever.
Paul Tillich
#29. What then is worship? Here's the definition I came up with: worship is the inner attitude of a redeemed heart that is reaching toward God in love, awe, trust and gratitude.
Donnie Brannen
#30. God asks that we give thanks to Him for whatever blessings we receive from Him. It is easy for us to become mechanical in our prayers of gratitude, often repeating the same words but without the intent to give our thanks as a gift of the heart to God.
Henry B. Eyring
#31. Gratefulness is the gallantry of a heart ready to rise to the opportunity a given moment offers.
David Steindl-Rast
#32. 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.
Francis Frangipane
#33. As to the lawful pleasures of the mind, the heart, or the senses, indulge in them with gratitude and moderation, drawing up sometimes in order to punish yourself, without waiting to be forced to do so by necessity.
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
#34. The spirit of gratitude is always pleasant and satisfying because it carries with it a sense of helpfulness to others; it begets love and friendship, and engenders divine influence. Gratitude is said to be the memory of the heart.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
#36. Gratitude opens you heart to receive more goodness. Then you give thanks and are blessed again. It's an endless cycle.
Amy Leigh Mercree
#37. An ancient cornerstone of prayer is that our desire to thank God is itself God's gift. Be grateful.
Richard Leonard
#38. Such is the dilemma of the atheist. Who to thank? It's a terrible condition, to feel one's heart swelling with the wonders of our world and yet have nobody to thank for it. It makes a man feel thwarted.
Janet Turpin Myers
#39. Blessed be the heart who finds its way to the eternal summer. [ ... to the realisation of eternal gratitude that things aren't worse, because they always can be!]
Frithjof Schuon
#41. Gratitude is a fool's word; we find it in the dictionary, but it is not in the heart of man.
Honore De Balzac
#42. The heart that is constantly overflowing with gratitude will be safe from those attacks of resentfulness and gloom that bother so many persons.
Aiden Wilson Tozer
#44. Begin your day with gratitude and end your day with gratitude. A heart filled with loving expressions of thanks is a beautiful offering to the universe.
Susan Barbara Apollon
#45. When gratitude dies on the altar of a man's heart,
that man is well-nigh hopeless.
Bob Jones, Sr.
#46. When the heart extends the touch of love, the mind opens the eye of gratitude.
Debasish Mridha
#47. What brings fulfillment is gratefulness, the simple response of our heart to this life in all its fullness.
David Steindl-Rast
#48. For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting: it warms it, but not to fever. I like to taste leisurely of bliss: devoured in haste, I do not know its flavour.
Charlotte Bronte
#49. For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
Therese Of Lisieux
#50. Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.
A.A. Milne
#51. Its the map of my childhood, my sadness, my Eden, my hell and home. when I look at it now, my heart swells with gratitude, then shrinks with disgust.
Otessa Moshfegh
#52. Take every moment as a gift of life to enjoy. Stress will melt away to fill your heart with gratitude.
Debasish Mridha
#53. Your heart, mind and body - and all your sixty trillion cells - work as a team. When you carefully choose your thoughts and mental images, and focus on what feels comfortable and good for your heart, you shift to a higher level of vibration, which, in turn, bolsters your immune system.
Susan Barbara Apollon
#54. May your heart be an altar, from which the bright flame of unending thanksgiving ascends to heaven.
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
#55. Love is divine light.
Love is the truth of our soul.
Love reveals the richness of our heart.
Love is the internalized energy of the universe.
Love is the gratitude and beauty of our life.
Debasish Mridha
#56. So I arrive at this definition of gratitude. Gratitude is a species of joy which arises in your heart in response to the goodwill of someone who does or tries to do you a favor.
John Piper
#57. Gratitude is a divine emotion. It fills the heart, not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever. I like to taste leisurely of bliss. Devoured in haste, I do not know its flavor.
Charlotte Bronte
#58. For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight, for the mystic harmony, linking sense to sound and sight; Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
Folliott Sandford Pierpoint
#59. Lead with your beautiful & equisite heart Dear Ones as it will lead you to the TREASURE that is YOU.
Suzie Abels
#60. Not only the footwear, wear also the courtesy, respect, and gratitude in your heart while stepping out of home.
Rupali Desai
#61. Running through my mind are thoughts of all the races I ran. On my chest are medals from the races I won. In my heart is gratitude to Gerard Hartmann for helping make my dreams come true. I am very honoured to be a part of this wonderful book.
Douglas Wakiihuri
#62. Without strong affection, and humanity of heart, and gratitude to that Being whose code is mercy, and whose great attribute is benevolence to all things that breathe, true happiness can never be attained.
Charles Dickens
#63. Gratitude is the heart of humility, and humility is the path to peace, love, and understanding.
Justin Young
#64. Wishing I had the words to truly describe the way my heart swells with both relief and gratitude when I think about how even the tiniest snip of the threads in the tapestry of time could have sent our lives spiraling down different paths.
J. Kenner
#65. If it is God who gives prayer, then God often gives it in the form of gratitude, and gratitude itself, when it is received attentively in prayer, is healing to the heart. Prayer is such a mysterious business for something so ordinary and everyday.
Roberta Bondi
#66. And now,' said the stranger, 'farewell, goodness, humanity, gratitude ... Farewell all those feelings that nourish and illuminate the heart! I have taken the place of Providence to reward the good; now let the avenging God make way for me to punish the wrongdoer!
Alexandre Dumas
#67. It is easier to die when the heart is full of gratitude.
Carole Lombard
#68. If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes place in this Sacrament, I am sure that the thought of Christ's love for us would transform the coldness of our hearts into a fire of love and gratitude.
Angela Of Foligno
#69. Ladies, you have a ton of power if you just understand the fundamental differences between men and women and unaffectedly play by the rules.
Julieanne O'Connor
#70. Gratitude is one of the greatest attitudes of the human heart.
Debasish Mridha
#72. Thank you Lord.
Thank you Lord for the gift of life.
Thank you Lord for divine protection. Thank you Lord for daily guidance.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#73. Living in an inner state of vulnerability is a powerful practice that opens our hearts, causing us to live in a state of gratitude for our life and life itself.
Michael Beckwith
#74. I have observed gratitude to be a principle, that bears the smallest share in the hearts of those where it ought to be most strongly resident, so that I begin to imagine one half of the world don't understand the real etymology of the word.
Charlotte Charke
#75. That the Father and Son would love sinners that much is beyond our comprehension
but it ought to awaken a response of love and gratitude within our hearts that will change our lives forever!
Dave Hunt
#77. Even when mind and strength had gone, gratitude and a mutual tenderness still lived on in the heart of man.
H.G.Wells
#78. I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and my heart is full. 'American Sniper' has broken records, which follows such an honest path of Chris's life.
Taya Kyle
#79. And now,' said the unknown, 'farewell kindness, humanity, and gratitude! Farewell to all the feelings that expand the heart! I have been heaven's substitute to recompense the good - now the god of vengeance yields to me his power to punish the wicked!
Alexandre Dumas
#80. When we approach fundraising in a spirit of gratitude, our confidence in our mission does not depend on how the person we are with responds to our request! We are free to remain secure in God's love with our hearts set joyfully on the kingdom.
Henri Nouwen
#82. I could express my feelings more easily if they could be put into the notes of music, but as the very best concert would not cover my affection for you, dear daddy, I must use the simple words of my heart, to lay before you my utmost gratitude and filial affection
Frederic Chopin
#83. As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.
James E. Faust
#84. A grateful loving heart carries with it, under every parallel of latitude, the warmth and light of the tropics. It plants its Eden in the wilderness and solitary place, and sows with flowers the gray desolation of rock and mosses.
John Greenleaf Whittier
#85. If gratitude is not rooted in the beauty of God before the gift, it is probably disguised idolatry. May God grant us a heart to delight in him for who he is so that all our gratitude for his gifts will be the echo of our joy in the excellency of the Giver!
John Piper
#87. Richard Russell adored his wife. After they had been married for almost forty years, he sent her a note saying, With a sense of love and gratitude that is overpowering, I can only say God bless you, idol of my heart.
Robert A. Caro
#89. my heart swells with gratitude to the beneficent God of this earth just now. He sees not as man sees, but far clearer: judges not as man judges, but far more wisely.
Charlotte Bronte
#90. As flowers carry dewdrops, trembling on the edges of the petals, and ready to fall at the first waft of wind or brush of bird, so the heart should carry its beaded words of thanksgiving; and at the first breath of heavenly flavor, let down the shower, perfumed with the heart's gratitude.
Henry Ward Beecher
#92. Keep your head up and heart open. And make "Thank You" your mantra of life!
Abhishek Kumar
#93. For me, prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trial as well as joy; finally it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus.
Therese De Lisieux
#94. Unless it's out of the goodness of someone's heart, I don't like having things given to me for free. I like working hard for what I earn. It gives me a sense of gratitude, and that's the only way I can truly appreciate it.
Sasha Azevedo
#95. An attitude of gratitude fills a heart with happiness.
Debasish Mridha
#96. True gratitude can never come
From the mind.
It has to flow from the heart
To the mind, vital and body
Until everything that we have and are
Is a sea of gratitude.
Sri Chinmoy
#97. The tears into his eyes were brought, And thanks and praises seemed to run So fast out of his heart, I thought They never would have done. -I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.
William Wordsworth
#98. To engage in civil disobedience is to feel the abundance of courage, the gratitude for a democracy that still invites us to speak from our hearts, to act from our conscience and have faith in the consequences of moral action. Abundance is a form of consciousness.
Terry Tempest Williams
#99. This piece of iron which he had been allowed to keep aroused a more profound wave of gratitude towards heaven in his heart than he had experienced, in his previous life, from the greatest blessings that had descended upon him.
Alexandre Dumas
