When you’re feeling grateful and want to show your appreciation in short and sweet kind of way, we have put together a list of all the best short gratitude quotes for you to share. And if you’re looking for short thankful sayings, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Short Gratitude Quotes
“The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” — Ralph H. Blum
“Slow down and enjoy life.” — Eddie Cantor
“If the only prayer you ever say in your life is ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” — Meister Eckhart
“Thanksgiving creates abundance.” — Ann Voskamp
“Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” — Todd Stocker
“Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.” — Stephen Richards
“Thank you for being such a beautiful friend. I am in awe of you.” ― Scott Stabile
“If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you’ll see obstacles.” — Wayne Dyer
“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
“If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.” — Sri Chinmoy
“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” — Brené Brown
“To make a difference in someone’s life you just have to care.” — Mandy Hale
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” — Cynthia Ozick
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson
“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
“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” — Alfred North Whitehead
“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” — Nigel Hamilton
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” — Oprah Winfrey
“I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
“Have gratitude for the things you’re discarding.” — Marie Kondo
“Through the eyes of gratitude, everything is a miracle.” — Mary Davis
“Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise – then you will discover the fullness of your life.” — David Steindl–Rast
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” — Melody Beattie
“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” — Rumi
“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” — Hansa Proverb
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life.” — Catherine Pulsifer
“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” — Ernest Hemingway
“Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” — Ralph Marston
“‘Enough’ is a feast.” — Buddhist proverb
“Gratitude is the appreciation of things that are not deserved, earned, or demanded.” — Renée Paule
“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” — David Steindl-Rast
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little.” — Buddha
“Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.” — William Bennett
“Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity.” — Eckhart Tolle
“We can always find something to be thankful for.” — Albert Barnes
“If you keep searching for everything beautiful in the world, you will eventually become it.” — Tyler Kent White
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” — Mark Twain
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” — Tony Robbins
“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” — Amy Collette
“One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else in life.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Forever on Thanksgiving day the heart will find the pathway home.” — Wilbur D. Nesbit
“We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” —Albert Schweitzer
“Love yourself a little extra right now. It’s about to get magical for you.” — Idil Ahmed
“When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.” — Vietnamese Proverb
“Take a moment to be thankful for the many things that are going right.” — Annie Gottlier
“Love those who appreciate you, and appreciate those who love you.” — Connor Chalfant
“Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” — Edwin Arlington Robinson
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” — Voltaire
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy.” — Marcel Proust
“Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.” — Charlotte Brontë
“You are part of my story, memory and scenery, thank you.” ― Kim Taehyung
“Open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift–today.” — Steve Maraboli
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” — Cicero
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” — Maya Angelou
“Even though tomorrow will be dark for me, I thank you for trying to bring me to the light.” ― K. Weikel
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” — Maya Angelou
“The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.” — Robert Holden
“Thanksgiving creates abundance.” — Ann Voskamp
“The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything.” — Hannah Whitall Smith
“There’s no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.” — Joyce Meyer
“You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
“Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.” — Roy T. Bennett
“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” — Bethany Hamilton
“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.” — Leroy Satchel Paige
“Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” — Al Jarreau
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” — Neal A. Maxwell
“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me.” — Brene Brown
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude.” — Harold Kushner
“Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” — Henri Frederic Amiel
“Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and the lives of all those around you.” — Eileen Caddy
“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” — John F. Kennedy
“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard but must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller
“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’” — Oprah Winfrey
“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” — Mary Davis
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
“I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.” — Reba McEntire
“Cultivate and nurture being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously.” ― Angie karan
“Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe.” — Deepak Chopra
“Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation.” — Sonja Lyubomirsky
“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more.” — Christiane Northrup
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” — Maya Angelou
“I’ve found in my life that the easiest way to increase my joy is to religiously practice gratitude.” — Rhonda Byrne
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” — Oscar Wilde
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” — Neal A. Maxwell
“Don’t let negativity from yesterday dull the sparkle of today. ” — Doreen Virtue
“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.” — Kristin Armstrong
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” —Eckhart Tolle
“Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want. ” — Jim Rohn
“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self–preoccupation.” — John Ortberg
“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we’d all be much happier.” — John Wooden
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.” — Audrey Hepburn
“Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say.” — Alice Walker
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Robert Brault
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” — C.S. Lewis
“There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.” — Buddha
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” — Eckhart Tolle
“Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance.” — Amit Ray
“Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don’t notice where we happen to be.” — Dan Gutman
“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
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice.” — Meister Eckhart
“The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.” — Zig Ziglar
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” — Lionel Hampton
“Before you complain about anything, be thankful for your life and the things that are still going well.” ― Germany Kent
“I just want to live each moment to the fullest. And enjoy life.” — Kadeena Cox
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you.” — Brian Tracy
“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.” — Robert Caspar Lintner
“Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace.” — Arianna Huffington
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; It is something you design for the present.” — Jim Rohn
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand.” – — Eileen Caddy
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
“Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.” — Brian Tracy
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals.” ― Roy T. Bennett
“I can no other answer make, but, thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks.” — William Shakespeare
“When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere.” — Emmanuel Dagher
“Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” — Eileen Caddy
“Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” — Mandy Hale
“Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life – in all human life.” – Sri Chinmoy
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand.” – — Eileen Caddy
“Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.” — Karolina Kurkova
“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.” — E.P. Powell
“It’s really not about what you have. It’s about how you’re able to enjoy life in general.” — Kevin Harvick
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — G.K. Chesterton
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” — William Blake
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Funny Thanksgiving Wishes, Short Thanksgiving Puns, Short Thanksgiving Captions and Short Funny Thanksgiving Quotes.
Short Thankful Sayings
There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.
The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day
Today, I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.
Decide what kind of life you actually want, then say no to everything that isn’t that.
People can be so quiet about their pain, that you forget they are hurting. That is why it is so important to always be kind.
May you wake with a grateful heart.
Instead of thinking ‘I will be happy when,’ try thinking ‘I will be happy now.’
It’s not what you say to everyone else that determines your life; it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the greatest power.
It’s not happiness that brings us gratitude. It’s gratitude that brings us happiness.
Gratitude; my cup overfloweth.
Live Simply. Dream big. Be grateful. Give love. Laugh lots.
Focus on the good you have, not the lack of it, because whatever gets your attention will increase the energy of gratitude. That’s how joy rises.
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.
So that is it for our list of Short Gratitude Quotes and Thankful Sayings. We hope you found the perfect one for you!
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Laynni Locke
I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.
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