100 Quotes About Gratitude

Gratitude is a powerful force. It can help you overcome trials, obstacles, and problems. It can also help you build stronger relationships, strengthen your identity, and attract abundance into your life. For whatever reason, the ability to express gratitude is one of the best things we can do to increase our happiness, success, and quality of life Read more

So whether you are feeling grateful for something someone did for you or are looking for ways to become more grateful in your life, these gratitude quotes will inspire you to live a life of gratitude.

Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live...
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Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love–be there for others–bring a little light into someone's day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest. Roy T. Bennett
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
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Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. Roy T. Bennett
Always remember people who have helped you along the way,...
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Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up. Roy T. Bennett
Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.
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Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes. Roy T. Bennett
Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful...
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Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart. Roy T. Bennett
When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.
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When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful. Roy T. Bennett
The world is 3 days: As for yesterday, it has...
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The world is 3 days: As for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work on it. AlHasan AlBasri
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We don’t truly appreciate what we have until it’s gone… We don’t really appreciate something until we have experienced some events; we don't really appreciate our parents until we ourselves have become parents. Be grateful for what you have now, and nothing should be taken for granted. Roy T. Bennett
Regardless of Sunshine or Rain, Be Thankful for another GREAT...
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Regardless of Sunshine or Rain, Be Thankful for another GREAT day…and treat Life as the ULTIMATE Gift.... Because IT IS :) Pablo
If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.
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If you want to find happiness, find gratitude. Steve Maraboli
Deliver more than you promise and earn the respect and...
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Deliver more than you promise and earn the respect and gratitude of the intelligent, the wise, and the honourable. Wayne Gerard Trotman
Grateful people are happy people. The more things you are...
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Grateful people are happy people. The more things you are grateful for, the happier you will be. Roy T. Bennett
As we become the light, the light is lifted in...
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As we become the light, the light is lifted in every room that we enter. Natalie Pace
Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to...
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Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night. Irving Berlin
Be consistent in your dedication to showing your gratitude to...
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Be consistent in your dedication to showing your gratitude to others. Gratitude is a fuel, a medicine, and spiritual and emotional nourishment. Steve Maraboli
Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are...
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Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing. Dan Buettner
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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
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Are you what is called a lucky man? Well, you are sad every day. Each day has its great grief or its little care. Yesterday you were trembling for the health of one who is dear to you, today you fear for your own; tomorrow it will be an anxiety about money, the next day the slanders of a calumniator, the day after the misfortune of a friend; then the weather, then something broken or lost, then a pleasure for which you are reproached by your conscience or your vertebral column; another time, the course of public affairs. Not to mention heartaches. And so on. One cloud is dissipated, another gathers. Hardly one day in a hundred of unbroken joy and sunshine. And you are of that small number who are lucky! As for other men, stagnant night is upon them. Victor Hugo
Gratitude is the secret to happiness.
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Gratitude is the secret to happiness. Mahrukh
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Today, I choose not to take my life for granted. I choose not to look upon the fact that I am healthy, have food in my refrigerator and have clean water to drink as givens. They are not givens for so many people in our world. The fact that I am safe and (relatively) sane are not givens. That I was born into a family who loves me and into a country not ravaged by war are not givens. It is impossible to name all of the circumstances in my life I’ve taken for granted. All of the basic needs I’ve had met, all of the friendships and job opportunities and financial blessings and the list, truly, goes on and on. The fact that I am breathing is a miracle, one I too rarely stop to appreciate. I’m stopping, right now, to be grateful for everything I am and everything I’ve been given. I’m stopping, right now, to be grateful for every pleasure and every pain that has contributed to the me who sits here and writes these words. I am thankful for my life. This moment is a blessing. Each breath a gift. That I’ve been able to take so much for granted is a gift, too. But it’s not how I want to live–not when gratitude is an option, now when wonder and awe are choices. I choose gratitude. I choose wonder. I choose awe. I choose everything that suggest I’m opening myself to the miraculous reality of simply being alive for one moment more. . Scott Stabile
Find Gratitude Happiness will follow you.
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Find Gratitude Happiness will follow you. Muhammad Riaz
Gratitude changes us.
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Gratitude changes us. Auliq Ice
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It is very sad that most of us just aren’t grateful for what we have. If you’re reading this, I think it’s safe to assume that you’re not homeless. You’re not blind. You might be ill, but you’re still alive. And yet, we find it hard to be thankful. To see the gift each day brings us. It is from this lack of true gratitude that we become sad. We have told ourselves over and over that we aren’t happy. That our lives aren’t good. That we’re no good. . S.R. Crawford
Gratitude opens your eyes to the endless opportunities that expectation...
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Gratitude opens your eyes to the endless opportunities that expectation has hidden. Steve Maraboli
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I’m in awe of the people who manage their difficult lives with little complaint, those who have suffered more than their fair share of pain, and understand things could have been much worse, those who take the time to be grateful for the important things, and who never give up on themselves or their lives. It's no easy feat to stay optimistic when life has shown you too much darkness, yet our world is filled with these steady, strong, resilient warriors of the light. From them, we have so much to learn. Scott Stabile
Let thy prayer be thanksgiving.
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Let thy prayer be thanksgiving. Lailah Gifty Akita
He who does not reflect his life back to God...
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He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself. Albert Schweitzer
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Gratitude is one of the virtues of the noble man. It is the hallmark of a life lived well. It is a trademark of the righteous man. It is an attribute that significantly impacts on your personal happiness and how sound your relationship will be with others. Sesan Kareem
There is nothing so inspiring as true heartfelt gratitude.
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There is nothing so inspiring as true heartfelt gratitude. Del Suggs
You have the power to adjust your life experience simply...
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You have the power to adjust your life experience simply by being grateful. Chiara Gizzi
You have the power to adjust you life experience simply...
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You have the power to adjust you life experience simply be being grateful. Chiara Gizzi
Gratitude is continuous stream of goodness.
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Gratitude is continuous stream of goodness. Lailah Gifty Akita
Love, positivity and gratitude are the most essential ingredients to...
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Love, positivity and gratitude are the most essential ingredients to a happy and fulfilled life. Eileen Anglin
Never in the field of human conflict was so much...
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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston S. Churchill
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The Awakening Land" p615 What was the world coming to and what hearty pleasures folks today missed out of life! One bag of meal her pap said, used to make a whole family rejoice. Now folks came ungrateful from the store, grumbling they had to carry such a heavy market basket. Was that the way this great new country of hers was going to go? The easier they made life, the weaker and sicker the race had to get? Once a majority of the men got weak and soft, what weak, harmful ways would they vote the country into then? Well, her pap's generation could get down on their knees and thank the Almighty they lived and died when they did. How would they ever have come and settled this wild country if they said to each other, "Ain't you afeard?" How would her pappy have fetched them the long way out here on foot if he'd kept asking all the time, "Are you all right! How do ye feel? Do ye reckon ye kin make it?" No, those old time folks she knew were scared of nothing, or if they were, they didn't say so. They knew they ran bad risks moving into Indian country, but they had to die some time. They might as well live as they pleased and let others bury them when the time came. Now Libby's generation, it seemed, lived mostly to study and fret about ailing and dying. . Conrad Richter
I woke up this morning as I do every morning,...
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I woke up this morning as I do every morning, with an attitude of gratitude. Tony Williams
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I am so Thankful in the knowledge… If I want to learn something I can study it. However, If I want to have something etched in my Soul, I must Teach it. Always remembering that each of us teaches best that which we, the teacher, most need to learn Unknown
Gratitude is the vitamin of the soul.
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Gratitude is the vitamin of the soul. Angie Karan
Gratitude is a soul blooming profusely!
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Gratitude is a soul blooming profusely! Zavia Hope Thomas
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Gratitude and love are always multiplied when you give freely. It is an infinite source of contentment and prosperous energy. Jim Fargiano
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... and isn't the world a treasure in itself? A spectacle glittering every single day, without a concern if anyone's watching or not. It simply goes on, elegantly, letting nature have its way. We only need to open our eyes to witness the biggest masterpiece ever created, the ticket is already in your hand. Charlotte Eriksson
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On a second note, though, I have something to say about pain. There are lots of kinds of pain. Pain of smashing your fingers in a car door, pains of loosing a baby, pain of failing a test. But in their own little ways, these pains are all agonizing. Which is sad, and yet, happy, if you really think about it. If we never lost our car keys, or stepped in gum, or had a bad hair day, what kind of people would we be? In a word? Boring. We wouldn't be passionate; we wouldn't know it was exciting to get pregnant, or score an A on a final. So that's why, today at least, I am grateful for pain. Because it's part of what makes me the whacky, goofy, jaded, person that I am. Peace. . Alysha Speer
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...one of the best ways to take the pain out of past experiences is to replace the hurt with gratitude. Nick Vujicic
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In that instant, I realized that if I focused on the pain and misery, it would take me longer to heal. When chronic pain is my most often companion, it can be challenging to keep looking for the good. I needed to figure out a way to focus on the positive moments of each day. I needed to see where I was improving and healing. Sharon E. Rainey
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When you express gratitude for the blessings that come into your life, it not only encourages the universe to send you more, it also sees to it that those blessings remain. Stephen Richards
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Here is the world, and you live in it, and are grateful. You try to be grateful. Michael Cunningham
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Be happy for things that work. Naama Yehuda
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Keep your Eyes on All that's Good and Beautiful and Possible in the World. Because "The Stories We Tell Create the People We Become. Jacqueline Lewis
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Gratitude is where every positive attitude starts. Michael Hyatt
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Joyful living is a healthy life. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Time is the most valuable resources. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The habit of happiness is achieved through the attitude of gratitude. Annette Zoheret
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Revolution starts within our own heart, not on the street Indy Bissessur
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The number one joy indicator, the one thing that will predict whether someone feels joy in their life or not, is the practice of gratitude. John OLeary
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May your life be filled with more gratitude. Lailah Gifty Akita
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What had she have to wish for? Nothing but to grow more worthy of him whose intentions and judgment had been ever so superior to her own. Jane Austen
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The beauty of existence is a passionate sacred-life. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Be happy with what you have. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Gratefulness leads to good health and happy life. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. Karl Barth
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The most beautiful moments in life are moments when you are expressing your joy, not when you are seeking it. Sadhguru
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There is no destination; when you manifest the love, health, money you so desire and deserve, you will have the desire to manifest more. Your soul wants all these experiences and declaring your desires is just a way of directing you towards a pathway that will give you all the experiences you want on a deeper level. Fly up in your balloon, take your loved ones with you and while you are up there, make rainbows appear, just like I did. Malti Bhojwani
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There is more reason to say grace before beginning a book than there is to say it before beginning to dine. Charles Lamb
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No matter what, if you have the strength of life, it is enough to be thankful. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The glory of life is strength of existence. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Gratitude pours forth continually, as if the unexpected had just happened–the gratitude of a convalescent–for convalescence was unexpected…. The rejoicing of strength that is returning, of a reawakened faith in a tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, of a sudden sense and anticipation of a future, of impending adventures, of seas that are open again. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Life can only be live with grace and gratitude. Lailah Gifty Akita
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My life is change with the heart of gratefulness. Lailah Gifty Akita
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A gift freely given, I did not ask to be in this state: living. Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
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If my words don't flow out of a heart that rests in God's control, sovereignty, then they come out of the heart that seeks control so I can get what I want. Mark Driscoll
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If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough. Meister Eckhart
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Ask. Trust. Give thanks. Simple right? Dawn Gluskin
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The more we thank God, the less we ask of him. Ron Brackin
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Cha-Cha favored short, earnest prayer, and he often wondered what took others so long., It had something to do with excess supplication, he suspected. He never presented a long list of specific requests to God, had always felt uncomfortable with the presumptuousness of "Ask and you shall receive." This might have been a result of pride, or his own middling ambition, but mostly Cha-Cha's prayers were a series of thank-yous and I'm sorrys. Angela Flournoy
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... most of my prayers are expressions of sheer gratitude for the fullness of my contentment. Elizabeth Gilbert
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Prayers likewise your positive thoughts can be based on gratitude and love. Raphael Zernoff
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Find the light. Reach for it. Live for it. Pull yourself up by it. Gratitude always makes for straighter, taller trees. Al R. Young
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When you lose a beloved belonging, rather than being unkind to yourself, imagine finding it and feeling relief and joy. Sometimes when things get lost, it’s a reminder to appreciate all you still have. The experience of reconnecting with something you love and use often increases one’s sense of gratitude. Laura Staley
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Life is an amazing wonder. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Mrs. Norris had been talking to her the whole way from Northampton of her wonderful good fortune, and the extraordinary degree of gratitude and good behaviour which it ought to produce, and her consciousness of misery was therefore increased by the idea of its being a wicked thing for her not to be happy. Jane Austen
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In a quest of looking at those who are running AHEAD OF US or TRAILING BEHIND US, we tend to overlook those who are running WITH US. In a race of life, some people will always be ahead of us and some will be behind us. Let’s not forget to ACKNOWLEDGE and APPRECIATE those who are supporting and caring for us while we are busy running. Sanjeev Himachali
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When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living, If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself. Tecumseh
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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
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Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them. Richard Carlson
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By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage and happiness, thoughts of power and peace. By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for, you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing. Dale Carnegie
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Loneliness is just a passing disillusion we can conquer by acknowledging those around us. Jenny Cutler Lopez
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By acknowledging spirit with gratitude, you bring it joy and give it more strength to do its work. Russell Eric Dobda
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A moment can change the way you view the world, and the way you view the world will give you more moments. Nikki Rowe
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The goodness of life is the gratitude of existence. Lailah Gifty Akita
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People rarely get more of anything until they have learned to be grateful for what they already have. Michael Hyatt
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Let's start with what we can be thankful for, and get our mind into that vibration, and then watch the good that starts to come, because one thought leads to another thought." -Bob Proctor Bob Proctor
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If there is one thing the psychic taught me, it's that people and events are rarely who and what we think they are. They are more meaningful, more worth our attention-part of some finely choreographed, eternal dance that we would be wise to bow down before in gratitude and humility. Leslie Morgan Steiner
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Of course gratitude should be expressed... But that does not mean to kill your self-esteem. Deepika Muthusamy
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Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude. Simone Weil
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Gratitude is a harbinger of healing, the first robin of spring. Joyce Wycoff
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Gratitude is medicine for a heart devastated by tragedy.  If you can only be thankful for the blue sky, then do so. Richelle E. Goodrich
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Thank you, Tempest, for loving me when understanding was too hard. Thank you for understanding when loving me is impossible. Tracy Deebs
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Gratitude is the heart of humility, and humility is the path to peace, love, and understanding. Justin Young
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Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it. Stephen Richards
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True gratitude, not mere verbal platitudes of thanks, is also a power in and of itself, which bursts forth from our inner being to the universe. Having received this power, the universe must respond, allowing more gifts to come our way. Stephen Richards