180 Thankful Quotes For Showing Appreciation And Gratitude

Looking for heartfelt quotes about being thankful? We have rounded up the best collection of thankful quotes, sayings, wishes, proverbs, and captions (with images and pictures) to inspire you to be grateful and show gratitude for all the blessings in life to God, friends, family, teachers, and more.

Life is beautiful and has bestowed all of us with wonderful relationships, things, family, and more to be really grateful to the Almighty for all the blessings. Life also is quite a struggle at times, but even during our challenging times, we should never forget to be thankful for the good in life.

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Thankfulness and showing appreciation are always an encouragement for people to do good for others. A grateful heart always sees what the good life has to offer and does not only focus on the bad.

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An attitude of gratitude will always bring more abundance, blessings, and happiness in life. These quotes about being thankful will inspire you to appreciate the acts of people who make your life easy and turn problems into triumphs.

Writing a gratitude journal recording and reflecting on things you are truly thankful for is a wonderful habit for on a regular basis. Being thankful on a regular basis increases your happiness, contentment, and positivity levels.

Don’t forget to read our collection of gratitude quotes and appreciation quotes for showing heartfelt appreciation to people around you.

Famous Thankful Quotes

1. “Be thankful for every new day.” – Unknown
2. “Let all your thinks be thanks.” – W.H. Auden
3. “Rest and be thankful.” – William Wordsworth
4. “A grateful heart sees many blessings.” – Unknown
5. “There’s always something to be thankful for.” – Unknown

   
6. “Be thankful for what you’ve been blessed with.” – Unknown
7. “Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.” – Jefferson Bethke
8. “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” – William Blake
9. “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou

   

10. “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton
11. “Be thankful for what you have. Be fearless for what you want.” – Unknown
12. “Be kind, be thoughtful, be genuine, but most of all, be thankful.” – Unknown
13. “When being thankful becomes your default setting, life changes.” – Unknown
14. “Gratitude helps us to see what is there instead of what isn’t.” – Annette Bridges

    

15. “The more you thank life, the more life gives you to be thankful for.” – Unknown

    

16. “There’s no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.” – Joyce Meyer

    

17. “When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.” – Vietnamese Proverb
18. “It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – Unknown
19. “The most beautiful way to start and end the day is with a grateful heart.” – Unknown

    

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

    

Top Quotes About Thankfulness

1. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson

   

2. “It’s not where you are in life, it’s who you have by your side that matters.” – Unknown
3. “The more you are thankful, the more you attract things to be thankful for.” – Unknown
4. “Today take a few minutes quietly and just be thankful for all that you have.” – Unknown
5. “It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy.” – Unknown
6. “We forget that waking up each day is the first thing we should be grateful for.” – Unknown
7. “Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.” – Roy T. Bennett
8. “I’m thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.”
9. “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” – Cicero
10. “Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus
11. “It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.”
12. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire
13. “If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” – Gerald Good
14. “Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” – Bethany Hamilton
15. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” – Neal A. Maxwell
16. “To the people in my life who makes me smile, support me, and bring me joy, a big thank you.” – Unknown
17. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
18. “One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else in life.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
19. “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle
20. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” – Frank A. Clark
21. “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder
22. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
23. “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W. T. Purkiser
24. “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus
25. “You are my biggest inspiration and motivation, dear teacher. Thank you for making me a graduate today.” – Unknown
26. “Be grateful for all the obstacles in your life. They have strengthened you as you continue with your journey.” – Unknown
27. “Thank you boss! You’re a fabulous mentor who understands correctly what his employees need and when.” – Unknown
28. “Thank you God for everything in my life. The good and the bad. Some were blessings and some were lessons.” – Unknown
29. “Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination.” – Victor Hugo
30. “We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” – Harry A. Ironside
31. “Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
32. “Today be thankful and think how rich you are. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your health is wealth.” – Unknown
33. “To my boyfriend: I want to thank you for always loving me through my darkest days and being patient with me through thick and thin.”
34. “Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.” – Margaret Mitchell
35. “Thanksgiving is a special virtue. But ingratitude is opposed to Thanksgiving. Therefore ingratitude is a special sin.” – Thomas Aquinas
36. “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” – William Faulkner
37. “For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.” – Elie Wiesel
38. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
39. “Whatever happened over this past year, be thankful for where it brought you. Where you are is where you’re meant to be!” – Mandy Hale
40. “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
41. “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” – Hannah Whitall Smith
42. “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens
43. “Be thankful for the struggles you go through. They make you stronger, wiser and humble. Don’t let them break you. Let them make you.” – Unknown
44. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – Unknown
45. “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
46. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
47. “When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” – Tecumseh
48. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
49. “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
50. “Thankful Thursday: let’s be thankful for help and kindness you receive, friends and family that support you, time you have to make it happen, life lessons that make you wiser.” – Unknown
51. “Dearest sister thank you! In both times of difficulty and in times of great fortune, a sister is meant to be a participant in all of life’s unfolding’s. May you forever be front and center in my life, sister.”
52. “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

Inspirational Thankful Quotes To Show Your Gratitude

There are a lot of people who help us being who we are in the journey of life through their immense support, love, guidance and mentorship. They can be your teachers, mentor, parents, doctors, husband/wife, or a friend who has stood by you through thick and thin.

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Heart-touching words of appreciation and thankfulness quotes will let them know how much you admire and appreciate their support.

1. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
2. “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth
3. “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day
4. “Wake up each day and be thankful for life.” – Unknown
5. “Forever thankful. Always grateful. Abundantly blessed.”

   

6. “Always have an attitude of gratitude.” – Sterling K. Brown
7. “Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” – Gertrude Stein
8. “Just saying thank you will never repay your kindness.” – Unknown
9. “Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” – Jacques Maritain
10. “Be thankful, you’re blessed. Life’s too short to be stressed.” – Unknown

    

11. “What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” – Brené Brown
12. “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi
13. “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
14. “When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect towards others.” – Dalai Lama
15. “O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.” – William Shakespeare
16. “I never met a bitter person who was thankful. Or a thankful person who was bitter.” – Nick Vujicic
17. “When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.” – Elie Wiesel
18. “Gratitude bestows reverence…changing forever how we experience life and the world.” – John Milton
19. “The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.” – Charles Schwab
20. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
21. “You ought to be thankful a whole heaping lot, for the places and people you’re lucky you’re not!” – Dr. Seuss
22. “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” – Eckhart Tolle
23. “Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
24. “I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.” – Will Arnett
25. “Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.” – C.S. Lewis
26. “Be grateful for the hard times too. They have opened your eyes to the things you weren’t paying attention to.”
27. “The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” – James E. Faust
28. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette
29. “Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” – John Ortberg
30. “Gratitude goes beyond the ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen
31. “Take time to be thankful for everything you have. You can always have more, but you could also have less.” – Unknown
32. “Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.” – Fred De Witt Van Amburgh
33. “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G.K. Chesterton
34. “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” – Margaret Cousins
35. “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” – William Faulkner
36. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
37. “Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh
38. “Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining — it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.” – Zig Ziglar
39. “Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.” – Catherine Pulsifer
40. “If you fail to carry around with you a heart of gratitude for the love you’ve been so freely given, it is easy for you not to love others as you should.” – Paul David Tripp
41. “Be consistent in your dedication to showing your gratitude to others. Gratitude is a fuel, a medicine, and spiritual and emotional nourishment.” – Steve Maraboli
42. “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
43. “Be thankful for all that you have. Work hard for all that you desire. Be intentional for the person you are becoming. Love others for that is the reason you are here.” – Brendon Burchard
44. “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” – Brian Tracy
45. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

Heartfelt Thank You Quotes

We all have a tendency to crib and indulge in self-pity, where we whine about how tough life is and complain about all the things, and relationships that we have not got. But if you reflect and focus on the blessings God has endowed you with, life will be miraculous.

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Appreciating life and all its little things, being grateful for the wonderful relationships, and have a heart full of gratitude will only attract more good things and love in your life.

1. “Be grateful for life. Not everyone made it this far.” – Unknown

   

2. “No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.” – James Allen
3. “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say.” – Alice Walker

   

4. “Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” – Estonian Proverb
5. “True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for the experience.’” – Oprah Winfrey
6. “I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.” – Reba McEntire
7. “I can no other answer make, but, thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks.” – William Shakespeare
8. “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice.” – Meister Eckhart
9. “Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” – Al Jarreau
10. “For the yesterdays and today’s, and the tomorrows I can hardly wait for – Thank you.” – Cecelia Ahern
11. “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy
12. “When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” – Shauna Niequist
13. “Thank you is the least I can say to you to show my appreciation for everything you have done for me.” – Unknown
14. “There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.” – Helen Keller
15. “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” – Douglas Wood
16. “Don’t let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone.” – Stephen King
17. “Make it a habit to tell people, ‘thank you.’ To express your appreciation sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.” – Ralph Marston

Thankful Quotes For Friends

1. “Thankful for sweet friends like you.”
2. “I am grateful that you are in my life.”
3. “Thank you for being by my side no matter what.”
4. “To my friends: Thanks for being there for me. I’m grateful for you.”
5. “My special friend, thank you for always giving me the extra push I need.”
6. “Thank you for being a ray of sunshine even on my darkest days.” – Unknown

   

7. “…I’m so thankful for friendship. It beautifies life so much.” – L.M. Montgomery
8. “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. “We’ll be friends until we die. You know too many of my secrets, so I have to keep you close by. Thank you for being a friend.”
10. “Dear bestfriend… Thank you for standing by my side when times get hard, thank you for making me laugh when I didn’t even want to smile.” – Unknown
11. “You listen when I have a problem. You catch me when I’m about to fall. You bring so much joy in my life. Thanks for being my friend through it all.” – Unknown
12. “To someone with whom I have the most beautiful memories, thank you. Thank you for making me laugh when I was not even in a condition to smile. Thank you dear friend.”

Thankful Quotes For Family

1. “We are happy. We are thankful. We are family.”
2. “Thank you for blessing me with a great family, not a perfect one, but a great one.”
3. “Thank you all for being so incredible. I feel so grateful to have such a loving family.”
4. “I wanted to share how thankful I am to have such a caring and compassionate family who I can always count on.”
5. “I know you have sacrificed many things for me. You have suffered for me also. Thank you mom for all the things you did for me.”
6. “Thank you for your love, support and encouragement! Other thigs may change us, but we start and end with the family.” – Unknown
7. “Dear parents, I am always thankful to you for giving us such a wonderful life, your support and love which filling up our world with love.”
8. “I am thankful for all the blessings and talents I have been given, but most of all I am thankful for my loving and supportive family.” – Olivia Holt
9. “Thankful for my amazing husband. Grateful for our loving family. Fortunate to be given the gift of today and the ability to choose love with every breath.” – Fawn Weaver
10. “Sometimes, I forget to thank the people who make my life so happy in so many ways. Sometimes, I forget to tell them how much I really do appreciate them for being an important part of my life. Today is just another day, nothing special going on. So thank you, all of you, just for being here for me!”

Thankful Quotes From The Bible

Life is a blessing in many ways so consider how lucky you are instead of complaining. These religious and spiritual thank you God quotes will reflect on the importance of being grateful to the Almighty for all the blessings in life.

1. “In all things, give thanks.” – Thessalonians 5:18
2. “Praise the Lord, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” – Psalm 106:1
3. “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” – Psalm 34:8
4. “I always thank my God for you because of his grace given to you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Corinthians 1:4
5. “I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” – Psalm 9:1
6. “No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18-20
7. “I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.” – Psalm 7:17
8. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – Thessalonians 5:16-8
9. “All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.” – 2 Corinthians 4:15
10. “For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.” – Timothy 4:4-5

Appreciation Thankful Quotes

1. “Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.”
2. “Enough is a feast.” – Buddhist Proverb
3. “There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy.”
4. “The most thankful people are the most generous people.”
5. “I’m still thanking all the stars, one by one.” – Marissa Meyer
6. “This a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” – Maya Angelou
7. “Happy thanksgiving on this happy occasion, I wish you lots of happiness!”
8. “Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.” – Jenni Rivera
9. “I’m thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.” – Chuck Berry
10. “The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.” – William James
11. “I want to thank you for the profound joy I’ve had in the thought of you.” – Rosie Alison
12. “I am what I am, I’m doing very well in my life, and I’m thankful to God for that.” – LL Cool J
13. “At the end of the day, I am thankful that my blessings are bigger than my problems.” – Unknown
14. “I may not be where I want to be but I’m thankful for not being where I used to be.” – Habeeb Akande
15. “Thanks for this day, for all birds safe in their nests, for whatever this is, for life.” – Barbara Kingsolver
16. “Thank you! You are a wonderful friend, and I appreciate your love, kindness, support, and generosity.”
17. “I feel a very unusual sensation—if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.” – Benjamin Disraeli
18. “Even in the trials of life, if we have eyes to see them, we can find good things everywhere we look.” – Joanna Gaines
19. “Each day I am thankful for nights that turned into mornings, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality, likes that turned into love.”
20. “I lie in bed at night, after ending my prayers with the words ‘Ich danke dir für all das Gute und Liebe und Schöne.’ (Thank you, God, for all that is good and dear and beautiful.)”” – Anne Frank

Short Thankful Quotes & Captions

1. “Blessed beyond measure.”
2. “Inhale gratitude, exhale love.”
3. “Gratitude is the best attitude.”
4. “Grateful hearts attract abundance.”
5. “Life is a gift; embrace it with gratitude.”
6. “Thankfulness is the key to a happy heart.”
7. “In every day, there are a thousand reasons to be thankful.”
8. “Thank you for being a part of my story.”
9. Thankful for all the prosperity, progress, and success.
10. “Gratitude fills my cup, and it overflows with blessings.”
11. “Grateful for the love and support around me.”

What Are You Thankful For In This Life?

Let us know the blessings and relationships you are thankful to God for. A grateful heart is always happy and content.

An attitude of gratitude means a conscious habit of expressing thankfulness and appreciation on a regular basis for big and small things alike.

We may be thankful to God, our family, and friends for our relationships, health, business, food and water, beautiful nature, and our overall sense of well-being and a great life.

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Express thanks and appreciation for all different parts of life, no matter how small will only attract more good things and blessings to life. This is because when we focus on the positive and abundance in life, we attract more of it.

Practicing thankfulness can have a profound impact on our well-being and overall outlook on life. It shifts our focus from what may be lacking to what we already possess, fostering a sense of contentment and happiness.

Conclusion

These inspirational be thankful messages and sayings also cover topics like quotes about being thankful, thank you quotes for teachers, thank you lord quotes, thanksgiving thankful-quotes, and more to express your gratitude all year long.

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