You must learn to understand the secret of gratitude. It is more than just so-called virtue. It is revealed to you as a mysterious law of existence. In obedience to it we have to fulfill our destiny.
—Albert Schweitzer
Grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live.
—Jackie Windspear
Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.
—Elizabeth Carter
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.
—Charles E. Jefferson
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
—Cicero
These days grief seems like walking on a frozen river; most of the time he feels safe enough, but there is always that danger he will plunge through.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
—John Bradford
There but for the grace of God go [I].
—Roberto Benigni
Gratitude can sometimes be as annoying as whininess.
—Unknown
It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.
—Unknown
There are people we treat wrong and later we're prepared to treat other people right. Perhaps this sounds mercenary, but I feel grateful for these trial relationships, and I would like to think it all evens out.
—Curtis Sittenfeld in Prep
Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside.
—Willard Scott
The thing about surviving something truly tragic is that it changes your expectations forever. You make do with very little. You're grateful for crumbs. You make the best of small mercies. You endure large trials. You understand that life owes you nothing. You expect nothing, and when something wonderful happens, you don't trust it.
—Katy Regnery
Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.
—Gertrude Stein