Top Ten Quotes On The Importance Of Gratitude

By practicing gratitude, we can quickly shift our perspective and improve our mood. This has become even more necessary in our world of Constant Negative News (CNN).  We must train ourselves to focus on that which is good, excellent and worthy of praise.  The following ten quotes remind us that if we practice gratitude regularly we will be happier and less stressed.

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”                                    -Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -Marcel Proust

“Of all the attitudes we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important, and by far the most life-changing.”                 -Zig Ziglar

“Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.” -Native American Proverb

“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”             -Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“When you wake up in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” -Marcus Aurelius

“When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” -G. K. Chesterton

“As you practice counting your blessings, you will find that your faith is being suddenly revitalized.”           -Robert Schuller

“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” -Ralph H. Blum