One way to stay positive and foster an attitude of gratitude is to read inspiring quotes on a regular basis. That’s why we’ve put together this list of Thankful Thursday quotes to inspire you.
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Thankful Thursday Quotes
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Cicero
- “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
- “The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” – Norman Vincent Peale
- “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
- “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
- “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
- “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette
- “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
- “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Anthony Robbins
- “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home…. I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby.” – Nancie J. Carmody
- “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth
- “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “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
- “Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone.” – Gertrude Stein
- “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar
- “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
- “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton
- “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” – Eckhart Tolle
- “Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- “Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.” – Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
- “Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is following that impulse.” – Henry Van Dyke
- “One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else in life.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” – John Milton
- “Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” – A.A. Milne
- “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” – Hannah Whitall Smith
- “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder
- “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous
- “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
- “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude.” – Lao Tzu
- “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
- “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness.” – Amy Collette
- “At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire
- “When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” – Maya Angelou
- “Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone.” – Gertrude Stein
- “Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty.” – Charles Dickens
- “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
- “It’s not happiness that brings us gratitude. It’s gratitude that brings us happiness.” – Anonymous
- “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Tony Robbins
- “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” – William Blake
- “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton
- “Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.” – Jefferson Bethke
- “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth
- “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” – Dalai Lama
- “No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others.” – Alfred North Whitehead
- “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day
- “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” – Melody Beattie
- “The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.” – William James
- “When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere.” – Emmanuel Dalgher
- “Gratefulness is a soil on which joy thrives.” – Brene Brown
- “The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis
- “Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows.” – Alan Cohen
- “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
- “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” – Henry Van Dyke
- “Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.” – Anonymous
- “Gratitude is the heart’s memory.” – French Proverb
- “Gratitude can turn common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
- “Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” – Hausa Proverb
- “Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.” – Stephen Richards
- “Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.” – Sri Chinmoy
- “Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.” – Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
