Introduction to Grateful Quotes

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”― Marcel Proust. Here are 50 Inspirational Grateful Quotes.

Grateful Quotes

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”― Thich Nhat Hanh

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”― William Arthur Ward

“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals.
If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.”― Roy T. Bennett

“Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.”― Roy T. Bennett

“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.”― Roy T. Bennett

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”― Epicurus

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”― Alphonse Karr

“Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.”― Roy T. Bennett

“Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.”― Steve Maraboli

“True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience.”― Oprah Winfrey

More Quotes

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”― A.A. Milne

“Great things happen to those who don't stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.”― Roy T. Bennett

“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.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.”― Seneca

“Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.”― Roy T. Bennett

“At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.”― Steve Maraboli

“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”― Maya Angelou

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”― Eckhart Tolle

“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

“Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift.”― Roy T. Bennett

Grateful Quotes

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”― Meister Eckhart

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”― Maya Angelou

“Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today.”― Steve Maraboli

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”― John F. Kennedy

“It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it matters where you are and what you're doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut you up!!”― Steve Maraboli

“You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.”― Kahill Gibran

“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

“When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.”― Roy T. Bennett

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”― Voltaire

Grateful Quotes

“Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.”― Mandy Hale

“Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives.”― Roy T. Bennett

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!”― Steve Maraboli

“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

“Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.”― C.S. Lewis

“Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.”― Steve Maraboli

“Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we've been blessed with.”― Steve Maraboli

“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.”― Thornton Wilder

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”― Anthony Robbins

“In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements compared with what we owe to the help of others.”― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Grateful Quotes

“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”― Neal A. Maxwell

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”― Henry Ward Beecher

It is a pity that doing one's best does not always answer.”― Charlotte Brontë

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”― Winston Churchill

“The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.”― Steve Maraboli

“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.”― Hasan Al-Basri

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”― W. T. Purkiser

“God gave you a gift of 84,600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you?”― William Arthur Ward

“Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want.”― Steve Maraboli

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.”― Brené Brown