Quotes about Gratitude
Gratitude bestows reverence... changing forever how we experience life and the world.
— John Milton
Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
— Confucius
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.
— Cicero
A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.
— Ambrose of Milan
When a person finds themselves predisposed to complaining about how little they are regarded by others, let them reflect how little they have contributed to the happiness of others.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
Showing kindness to others is one of the nicest things we can do for ourselves.
— Janette Oke
If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled.
— Publilius Syrus
He who acknowledges a kindness has it still, and he who has a grateful sense of it has requited it.
— Cicero
When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
— Publilius Syrus
There is no duty more indispensible than that of returning a kindness.
— Cicero
Small kindnesses often, unintentionally, produce the biggest payoffs.
— Richard Paul Evans
No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately.
— Elie Wiesel