Inspirational Quotes on Gratitude

“To be always in a thankful state of heart before God is not to be considered a high plane of spirituality but rather the normal attitude of one who believes that "all things work together for good to them that love God, who are called according to his purpose."”

“Thanksgiving comes after Christmas.”

“Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.”

“It is easy to be grateful for a bonus; it is character to be grateful for a salary.”

“If we comprehend what Christ has done for us, then surely out of gratitude we will strive to live 'worthy' of such great love. We will strive for holiness not to make God love us but because He already does.”

“Spurgeon challenges us to go to the river of our experience, to pull up bulrushes, and to place them in the Ark of our memory, experiencing again the wonder that allowed our infant faith to flourish.”

“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.”

“Gratitude to God makes even a temporal blessing a taste of heaven.”

“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.”

“Our God is not made of stone. His heart is the most sensitive and tender of all. No act goes unnoticed, no matter how insignificant or small. A cup of cold water is enough to put tears in the eyes of God. God celebrates our feeble expressions of gratitude.”

“Alas! it is but little we have done for our Master's glory. Our winter has lasted all too long. We are as cold as ice when we should feel a summer's glow and bloom with sacred flowers.”

“Prayer means rushing to the Father as His child. It means asking and receiving, loving and thanking Him.”

“He must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligation.”

“For every bad there might be a worse; and when one breaks his leg let him be thankful it was not his neck.”

“Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.”

“The fight for joy is first and always a fight to see.”

“Memory... keeps gratitude fresh and... gratitude keeps faith fruitful.”

“There are three requisites to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings: a thankful reflection, on the goodness of the giver; a deep sense of our own unworthiness; and a recollection of the uncertainty of our long possessing them. The first will make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate.”

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”

“He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping.”