At this time of year, the concept of giving thanks for who and what we have comes up more frequently than it seems to the rest of the year. So often we want to express our gratitude and appreciation for what others have done for us, but we just don't have the words. Giving true thanks, and letting others know how we appreciate them is a very important quality to express. We have the feelings, and a need to be thankful, but the words fail us. Here is a list of 25 quotes of thankfulness, that surely the authors would not mind you borrowing in the means of truly expressing your thanks to others.
1."No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks." -- James Allen
2."Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses." -- Alphonse Karr
3. "Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." Hansa Proverb
4. "The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you." --John E. Southard
5."I feel a very unusual sensation -- if it is not indigestion, it must be gratitude." -- Benjamin Disraeli
6. "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." --Thornton Wilder
7.Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. -- Alfred Painter
8. "Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." -- Voltaire
9. "The essence of all beautiful art is gratitude." -- Friedrich Nietzche
10. "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
11. "The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness." -Dalai Lama
12. "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." -Cicero
13. "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." -Melody Beattie
14. "It is a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation." -Roberto Benigni
15. "Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy." -Jacques Maritain
16. "Gratitude isn't a burdening emotion." -Loretta Young
17. "Feeling gratitude, and not expressing it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it." -William Arthur Ward
18. "Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. "In everything, give thanks." -1 Thessalonians 5:18
20. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy." -Marcel Proust
21. "Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings." -Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
22. "The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated." -William James
23. "Be thankful for what you have and you'll end up having more." Oprah Winfrey
24. "Silent gratitude isn't much to anyone." Gertrude Stein
25. "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