Top 30 Thankful Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

— Melody Beattie

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2. “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”

— Meister Eckhart

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3. “Your mantra is thank you. Just keep saying thank you. Don’t explain. Don’t complain. Just say thank you. Say thank you to existence.”

— Mooji

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4. “The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.”

— Albert Schweitzer

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5. “That’s the way life works: gratitude and appreciation just bring more goodness. Remember: Everything we give out comes back. Gratitude has all sorts of little, surprising rewards.”

— Louise Hay

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6. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”

— Melody Beattie

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7. “Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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8. “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

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9. “In everything give thanks.”

— Paul the Apostle

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10. “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.”

— Tecumseh

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11. “If you only say one prayer in a day, make it, ‘Thank You.’”

— Rumi

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12. “Today be thankful and think how rich you are. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your health is wealth.”

— Zig Ziglar

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13. “I am so grateful for my beautiful life. I am cherished and loved. And I share my love and joy with everyone.”

— Louise Hay

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14. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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15. “When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.”

— Shauna Niequist

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16. “What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.”

— Brené Brown

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17. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

— Desmond Tutu

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18. “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”

— Margaret Cousins

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19. “I am blessed beyond belief.”

— Hunter Hayes

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20. “I just want to thank God for everything he has done in my life.”

— James Harden

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21. “I’m only as good as my team, I love you guys so much.”

— Rihanna

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22. “Everyone deserves a thank you and goodbye.”

— Alison G. Bailey

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23. “Say “thank you” when you’re grateful and “sorry” when you’re wrong.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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24. “Life is full of beauty. Notice it.”

— Ashley Smith

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25. “Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.”

— Nicholas Sparks

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26. “God bless us, every one!”

— Charles Dickens

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27. “You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.”

— Ignatius of Loyola

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28. “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”

— Rumi

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29. “My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.”

— Kobe Bryant

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30. “Oh what a happy soul am I although I cannot see, I am resolved that in this world contented I shall be. How many blessings I enjoy that other people don’t. To weep and sigh, because I’m blind? I cannot and I won’t.”

— Fanny Crosby

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31. “Counting blessings is better than recounting problems.”

— Russell M. Nelson

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32. “It was in my heart to help a little because I was helped much.”

— Khalil Gibran

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33. “Every day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.”

— Joel Osteen

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