50 Best Thank You Quotes and Gratitude Sayings

Are you looking for some thank you quotes to inspire your gratitude practice? You’re in the right place.

Gratitude is a natural response to fully RECEIVING the gifts of life, whether they arise from “hard times” or truly delightful ones. Either way, the Universal need for celebration and the emotions of gratitude or thankfulness are how we integrate and move forward in our lives.

My hope is that these thank you quotes will help you to more deeply understand the energetic essence of gratitude. So, without further ado, here are:

50 Best Thank You Quotes and Gratitude Sayings

1. It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up. ~ Eckhart Tolle
2. Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one.  ~ Wayne Dyer
3. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  ~ JFK
4. Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. ~ Lionel Hampton
5. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. ~ Melody Beattie
6. The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~ Oprah Winfrey
7. The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
8. Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. ~ Joseph Wood Krutch
9. The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become. ~ Robert Holden
10. 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
11. Gratitude can transform any situation. ~ Oprah Winfrey
12. If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ~ Meister Eckhart
13. Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. ~ Dalai Lama
14. The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. ~ William James
15. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. ~ Karl Barth
16. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~ Melody Beattie
17. Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it. ~ William Faulkner
18. Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet. ~ Sarah Louise Delany
19. Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
20. If we celebrate life with all its contradictions, embrace, experience, and ultimately live with it, a chance exists for a spiritual life filled not only with pain and untidiness, but also with joy, community, and creativity. ~ Derrick Jensen
21. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~ William Arthur Ward
22. Happiness requires that we celebrate the positive sides of life. Peace requires that we accept both the positive and the negative outcomes of life and move on. ~ Terry Mark
23. Joy is a heart full and a mind purified by gratitude. ~ Marietta McCarty
24. Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it. ~ Florence Nightingale
25. Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~ William Arthur Ward
26. Thank you, Universe, for helping me see this obstacle as an opportunity. ~ Gabby Bernstein
27. It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. ~ Audre Lorde
28. Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle! ~ Stevie Wonder
29. One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough. ~ Hafiz of Persia
30. It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. ~ J. R. R. Tolkien
31. Forgiveness, like gratitude, is a daily practice. ~ Eileen Anglin
32. Once you start celebrating the little victories in life, you will realize just how infinite they truly are. ~ Alicia Emamdee
33. When you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. ~ Oprah Winfrey
34. In gratitude and joy, my heart sings better than ever in words I could. ~ Gillian Duce
35. Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude. ~ Amy Leigh Mercree
36. Magic is seeing the ‘extra’ in the ordinary. ~ David Cuschieri
37. One who loves honey does not have the privilege of hating bees. One who adores roses does not have the privilege of loathing thorns. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
38. Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfillment. ~ Rasheed Ogunlaru
39. Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. ~ Margaret Cousins
40. 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
41. I am filled with abundance, gratitude, and love. ~ Amy Leigh Mercree
42. Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
43. Gratitude opens you up to receive. ~ Eileen Anglin
44. Never stay where your presence is simply tolerated. Surround yourself with those who genuinely celebrate your existence ~ Rosalie Bardo
45. If you undervalue what you have, you will end up overvaluing what you don’t. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
46. 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
47. Oh, creator, I can hear you thinking, This is my offering, All I’m saying is thank you. ~ Trevor Hall
48. At the end of the day, the fact we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate. ~ Meredith Grey
49. Gratitude does not mean the absence of solitude, but the presence of a positive attitude in spite of. ~ Gift Gugu Mona
50. The smaller the item of gratitude, the purer is the connection to our heart. ~ H.L. Balcomb

I do hope that you have found these thank you quotes to be helpful for you as you practice the art of gratitude!