“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.”
Johannes A. Gaertner
(1912-1996); Art History Professor, Theologian, Poet
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“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
G. K.  Chesterton
(1874-1936); Writer, Poet, Essayist, Novelist
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“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
Meister Eckhart [Johannes Eckhart]
(1260-1328); Theologian, Mystic
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“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
Aesop 
Fabulist
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“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”
Henri Frederic Amiel
(1821-1881); Philosopher, Poet, Critic
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“Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.”
Joseph Wood Krutch
(1893-1970); Writer, Naturalist
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“You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.”
Buddha 

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“Money matters, but less than we think and not in the way we think. Family is important. So are friends. Envy is toxic. So is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude.”
Eric Weiner
Author, National Public Radio Correspondent
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“If you can't reward then you should thank.”
Arabic Proverb

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“When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.”
Chinese Proverb

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“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”
Eric Hoffer
(1902-1983); Philosopher
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“The World is full of such wondrous things; we should all be as happy as kings.”
Anonymous 

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“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”
William James
(1842-1910); Psychologist, Philosopher, Author
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“Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.”
G.B. [Gladys Bertha] Stern
(1890-1973); Novelist, Critic
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“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(1906-1945); Pastor, Theologian, German Resistance Fighter In World War Ii
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“Gratitude is the memory of the heart. ”
Jean-Baptiste  Massieu
(1743-1818); Priest
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“In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy.”
Albert Clarke

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“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970); Philosopher, Mathematician
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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
Melodie Beattie
Motivational Author
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“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
(1917-1963); 35th Us President
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“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”
Buddha 

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“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.”
H. U. Westermayer

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“In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.”
Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970); Philosopher, Mathematician, Historian
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“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
Epictetus 
(55-135); Stoic Philosopher
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“I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.”
Rita Mae Brown
(born 1944); Writer
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“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.”
Jacques Maritain
(1882-1973); Philosopher
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“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.”
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870); Novelist
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“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”
Willie Nelson
(born 1933); Singer, Songwriter, Poet
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“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”
Fredrick Koeing

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“Gratitude is happiness double by wonder.”
G. K.  Chesterton
(1874-1936); Writer, Poet, Essayist, Novelist
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“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
Oprah Winfrey
(born 1954); Television Host, Actress, Philanthopist
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“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ”
W. T.  Purkiser
(1910-1992); Preacher, Author
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“Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to simply be human...At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.”
Meredith Grey
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“Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929-1968); Minister, Civil Rights Activist
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“They are not poor that have little, but they that desire much. The richest man, whatever his lot, is the one who's content with his lot.”
Dutch Proverb

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“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.”
Albert Schweitzer
(1875-1965); Philosopher, Physician, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844-1900); Scholar, Writer, Philosopher
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