Gratitude Quotes

Gratitude turns what we have into enough. These quotes reveal why the happiest people are not those who have the most, but those who appreciate the most — and how you can cultivate this life-changing habit.

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."

— Melody Beattie

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

— Robert Brault

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears."

— Tony Robbins

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

— Melody Beattie

"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."

— Dalai Lama

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

— Marcel Proust

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."

— Henry Ward Beecher

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."

— G.K. Chesterton

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

— William Arthur Ward

"The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement."

— Charles Schwab

"Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude."

— A.A. Milne

"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls."

— Aesop

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

— Albert Einstein

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

— Margaret Cousins

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

— John F. Kennedy

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around."

— Willie Nelson

"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance."

— Eckhart Tolle

"Be thankful for what you have; you will end up having more."

— Oprah Winfrey

"Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty."

— Doris Day

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