Top 100 Quotes About Being Gratitude
#1. Gratitude is the most passionate transformative force in the cosmos. When we offer thanks to God or to another human being, gratitude gifts us with renewal, reflection, reconnection.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
#2. Gratitude unleashes the freedom to live content in the moment, rather than being anxious about the future or regretting the past. ELLEN VAUGHN1
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
#3. Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich. Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you'll be thankful.
Ralph Marston
#4. True wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face.
Eric Micha'el Leventhal
#5. Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of stuck to the edges of the Williams Sonoma melamine mixing bowl. But gratefulness, the act of being grateful is actually ... a verb. It's an activity.
Abigail Spencer
#6. The good news is that being in gratitude does not require time and money. All it requires is an attitude of being grateful.
Vishwas Chavan
#7. Learn to pay attention to your body with the relaxed attitude of gratitude, trust, curiosity and unconditional love rather than being pushed around by habit, fear, anxiety, social customs, other people's schedules and other people's ideas about what is good for you.
Wallace D. Wattles
#8. You are human, you will make mistakes, and it's one of the most beautiful things about being human, but you must learn from your mistakes, otherwise your life will have a lot of unnecessary pain.
Rhonda Byrne
#9. But if the biblical story is true, the kind of certainty proper to a human being will be one which rests on the fidelity of God, not upon the competence of the human knower. It will be a kind of certainty which is inseparable from gratitude and trust.
Lesslie Newbigin
#10. If we are what we repeatedly do, how many times did you express gratitude today? Showing that you're grateful is the only way to be a grateful human being. Saying the words is not enough; you have demonstrate it through deeds.
Toni Sorenson
#11. Read all kinds of stories to your child. Don't be afraid if they don't all have happy endings. Being exposed to peaks and valleys of life encourages empathy, resilience, and feelings of meaningfulness and gratitude for our own lives.
Iben Dissing Sandahl
#12. When you feel thankful, you can be appreciative for a moment, then not at all the next. It seems the tank is full, then it becomes empty, and the cycle continues. If you don't feel the same gratitude for a moment, know that it's possible in the next moment that comes around.
J.R. Rim
#13. We already have so much abundance. We truly do. We need not search too far. It is within. The reason we fail to recognize this is because we haven't quite mastered the art of being. For abundance to prevail, we must have LOVE, gratitude, acceptance and compassion.
John Welwood
#14. We will all experience the judgment of others when we fall in love. Love with your whole being anyway.
Julieanne O'Connor
#15. Here's the deal: The more you think you're entitled to, the less you will be grateful for. The bigger the sense of entitlement, the smaller the sense of gratitude. We wonder why in our world we keep getting more and more and more and keep being less and less and less grateful. This is precisely why.
John Ortberg
#17. Learning slowly to not be so reactionary while inserting verbal gratitude into stressful situations is almost like being healed of mental blindness.
Ann Voskamp
#18. The thing that awakens the deepest well of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven sin." - Oswald Chambers
Randy Alcorn
#19. For the transcendental quintessence of good music can never be found or felt in the warring breast of the beast. And he who is incapable of gratitude and compassion is incapable of being good and doing good.
Mariano Ngan
#20. While there are many problems, if one focuses on the bigger picture there are numerous reasons to be thankful for living in a time of remarkable progress and wonderful possibilities for the future.
John Templeton
#21. Happiness is being grateful for what you have and having an attitude of gratitude instead of an attitude of envy.
Ben Stein
#22. 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
#23. Gratitude, being nearly the greatest of human duties, is also nearly the most difficult.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
#24. So afterward, while I was getting eviscerated by chemo, for some reason I decided to feel really hopeful. Not about survival but I felt like Anna does in the book, that feeling of excitement and gratitude about just being able to marvel at it all.
John Green
#25. Our state of mind, our state of being, and our outlook on life is contagious.
Rob Martin
#26. No life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it for example by seeing it how it could be worse and then being grateful it isn't.
Ellen Glasgow
#27. But gratitude would not have me love you as I do. Love was inspired by what you are - the good, the bad, and even the foolish, which is what you're being right now.
Mary Jo Putney
#28. Being thankful and saying thanks are two habits of people who've discovered what it means to succeed in life.
Hal Urban
#29. There are some people who walk into your life and shed a new light in your entire being. Be grateful to such people.
Ogwo David Emenike
#30. "Great suffering has a silver-lining that we can be grateful for, because it builds up a human being and puts him or her within reach of self-knowledge."
Anwar Sadat
#31. This world is not a wonderful place where unfortunately many evil things happen; but this world is a terrible place where fortunately many miracles and other wonderful things happen.
C. JoyBell C.
#32. Cultivate the habit of being grateful ... and ... give thanks continuously.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#33. What I'm primarily saying,' he says, 'is that this is a time for knowledge assimilation, not backstabbing. We learned a lesson, you and I. We personally grew. Gratitude for this growth is an appropriate response. Gratitude, and being careful never to make the same mistake twice.
George Saunders
#34. He's coming to hate the gratitude of women. It is like being fawned on by rabbits, or like being covered with syrup: you can't get it off.
Margaret Atwood
#35. Every single human being on this earth make a difference on this planet earth but each one of us make a different contribution and it will be a better contribution when we have more gratitude and more generosity, when we love more.
Miguel Angel Ruiz
#36. Begin your day, upon awakening, with prayers of gratitude, requests and affirmations that they are being answered - always ending with more gratitude.
Susan Barbara Apollon
#37. No one can obtain felicity by pursuit. This explains why one of the elements of being happy is the feeling that a debt of gratitude is owed, a debt impossible to pay. Now, we do not owe gratitude to ourselves. To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift.
Josef Pieper
#38. Seeking to indicate to her by the extent of his gratitude the corresponding intensity of the pleasures which it was in her power to bestow on him, the supreme pleasure being to guarantee him immunity, for as long as his love should last and he remain vulnerable, from the assaults of jealousy.
Marcel Proust
#39. Live everyday like your birthday and drive your life with all varieties of appreciation. A life live with thanksgiving every day is never tired of being lived again and again!
Israelmore Ayivor
#40. new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve their's.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
#41. It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you
Oprah Winfrey
#42. If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
James Herriot
#43. Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.
Roy Bennett
#44. Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.
Richelle E. Goodrich
#45. This is what being in love feels like, Wesley. Gratitude. Gratitude that you exist in this fucked-up, beautiful universe.
Leah Raeder
#46. Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.
Dale Carnegie
#47. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for.
Terry Taylor
#48. Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply. And the more grateful you are, the closer you become to your maker, to the architect of the universe, to the spiritual core of your being. It's a phenomenal lesson.
Bob Proctor
#49. She didn't think she'd ever shown enough gratitude for the quick wits of the people she worked with, and if the evening ever ended, which it showed no signs of doing, she would rectify that. She would buy them all flowers or whisky and write a card thanking them for being so clever.
Nick Hornby
#50. Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.
John Templeton
#51. At spare moments in the day, make it a point to contemplate the loss of whatever you value in life. It can make you realize, if only for a time, how lucky you are - how much you have to be thankful for, almost regardless of your circumstances ...
William Braxton Irvine
#52. 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
#53. If you knew the satisfaction of performing a duty, as well as the gratitude to God which the missionary must always feel in being chosen for so noble and sacred a calling, you would feel no hesitation in embracing it.
David Livingstone
#54. When I intentionally thank God for the good gifts that come from being his child, I find it almost impossible to maintain my sour disposition.
Lori Hatcher
#55. Gratefulness is not just saying "thank you." It's acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science.
David Steindl-Rast
#56. Gratitude free of compassion is selfishness. It is nothing more than being happy for what has been done to benefit you.
Derek R. Audette
#57. I want to reach in my pants, pull out my virginity, wrap it up and put a bow on it. Or maybe stick it in a gift bag from Target and give it to him like a present with a nice card that says, Thank you for being you! Just a little virginity to show you may gratitude!
Tara Sivec
#58. What are you addicted to: being thankful for your blessings or moaning about your problems?
Maddy Malhotra
#59. Find things to be grateful for. It is easy. You're alive; that's a good thing to start being grateful for right away.
Allan G. Hunter
#60. The Attitude of Gratitude can raise your Altitude. Being Thankful is a magical way to reach the Top. - RVM.
R.v.m.
#61. Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth sailing. What is the lesson or gift in what you are experiencing right now? Find your joy not in what's missing in your life but in how you can serve.
Wayne Dyer
#62. 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
#63. Being grateful is humbling. If we appreciate the simple things as well as our achievements and a simple hello from someone else and show courtesy to others, we will certainly express our gratitude to God.
Ellen J. Barrier
#64. Gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.
David Whyte
#65. 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
#66. It is utterly impossible to be happy without being grateful.
Toni Sorenson
#67. To all of you who have made my being alive so wonderful, so exciting and so full, my thanks and all my love.
Edward Albee
#68. Thankfulness and gratitude are the foundation of character and being able to serve others.
Jim Loehr
#69. The degree of complications and unhappiness in a person's life corresponds to the degree to which he dwells on the way he thinks the world ought to be rather than the way it really is. and being grateful it isn't worse, while trying to make it better.
Robert Ringer
#70. Associated with gratitude is virtue. I think they are related because he who is disposed to shun virtue lacks appreciation of life, its purposes, and the happiness and well-being of others.
Gordon B. Hinckley
#71. We think we have to do something to be grateful or something has to be done in order for us to be grateful, when gratitude is a state of being.
Iyanla Vanzant
#72. The secret to happiness is complaining very little.
Nikki Rowe
#73. Here's the gift of gratitude: In order to feel it, your ego has to take a backseat. What shows up in its place is greater compassion and understanding. Instead of being frustrated, you choose appreciation. And the more grateful you become , the more you have to be grateful for.
Oprah Winfrey
#74. Whenever you find yourself hurrying, call a halt; fix your attention on the mental image of the thing you want, and being to give thanks that you are getting it. The exercise of GRATITUDE will never fail to strengthen your faith and renew your purpose
Wallace D. Wattles
#75. Authentic success is being so grateful for the many blessings bestowed on you and yours that you can share your portion with others.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
#76. Thanks for being the kind of person who likes to pick up a book. That's a genuinely great thing. I met a librarian recently who said she doesn't read because books are her job and when she goes home, she just wants to switch off. I think we can agree that that's creepy as hell.
Max Barry
#77. I am very grateful for my life. I think one of the keys to not being depressed is to find gratitude and to be grateful for what you have. So I am grateful for what I have.
James Franco
#78. On the off-chance you won't live forever, maybe you should try being happy now.
Janice Kaplan
#79. I may not be where I want to be but I'm thankful for not being where I used to be.
Habeeb Akande
#80. Are you thankful for not being young?'
'Yes, sir. If I was young, it would all have to be gone through again, and the end would be a weary way off, don't you see? ...
Charles Dickens
#81. When we put gratitude first, what happens is we kind of shift the chemistry of the mind. We move from being acidic or egotistic to alkaline or divine.
MC Yogi
#82. For the great benefits of our being- our life, health, and reason-we look upon ourselves.
Seneca The Elder
#83. Rethink Your Success Mindset: Gratitude is the attitude, fuel and catalyst that transforms life's challenges into wisdom.
Tony Dovale
#84. The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now. And the more grateful you are, the more you get.
Oprah Winfrey
#85. I don't claim to be an expert on this, but I think ADD and creativity may be the same thing; it's just that they can't sell you drugs for being creative. Seriously, the world needs people whose minds constantly wander, because that's how great ideas are stumbled upon.
Hal Elrod
#86. The only way to stop the blaming-complaining cycle is to start being truly positive. No matter how bad your day is, always find something to be grateful for everyday. And expect only the best from people.
Kevin J. Donaldson
#87. Gratitude, generosity and humility are inherent characteristics of one who is present. When you awaken, you will realize that everyone and everything has the same right to be here as you do. This includes every human Being, every tree Being, every flower Being, and every other kind of Being.
Leonard Jacobson
#88. I appreciate the boldness of gratitude in the quiet, unspoken depths and its ability to buoy another by being articulated.
Mary Anne Radmacher
#90. O happiness! our being's end and aim!
Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name:
That something still which prompts the eternal sigh,
For which we bear to live, or dare to die.
Alexander Pope
#91. Once I started working, it became better and better. I really felt that I was back into the work. I was glad I was alive. Just being able to draw and paint - even if I can't walk - is worth living for.
John Newman
#92. Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
Elie Wiesel
#93. If you're always grateful for what you have, then you will always be happy. The greatest reason for misery and unhappiness today is because of dissatisfaction, complaining, and being ungrateful for the things we have.
Jeanette Coron
#94. I look around with divine precision and gazing free upon the earth, I see -
- architects and earthquakes - empaths and robots - fictions and near misses - lives changing, children sleeping, beauty brimming.
I see us - trying on ways of being - so sweet and messy, so worthwhile.
Laurie Perez
#95. How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas? It doesn't matter, as there can be nothing but gratitude for even a glimpse of what exists for those who can become open to it.
Alexander Shulgin
#96. All the goodness, beauty, and perfection of a human being belong to the one who knows how to recognize these qualities.
Georgette Leblanc
#97. I cannot tell you ... how to be rich. But I can tell you how to feel rich, which is far better, let me tell you firsthand, than being rich. Be grateful ... It is the only totally reliable get rich quick scheme.
Ben Stein
#98. The more you think you're entitled to, the less you will be grateful for. The bigger the sense of entitlement, the smaller the sense of gratitude. We wonder why in our world we keep getting more and more and more and keep being less and less and less grateful.
John Ortberg
#99. A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
Timothy Keller
#100. When you focus on what you have, your ABUNDANCE increases. I started with my breath. Noticing being alive is a good start!
Oprah Winfrey
