Spiritual Quotes

Gratitude

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God.... —Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. —Psalms 75:1 (KJV)

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. —Psalms 118:29 (KJV)

What hast Thou done for me? Thou hast made me the end of all things, and all the end of me. I in all, and all in me. In every soul whom Thou hast created, Thou hast given me the Similitude of Thyself to enjoy! Could my desires have aspired unto such treasures? Could my wisdom have devised such sublime enjoyments? Oh! Thou hast done more for us than we could ask or think. I praise and admire, and rejoice in Thee who art infinitely infinite in all Thy doings. —Thomas Traherne, Centuries of Meditations

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. —Henry Ward Beecher

Whatever conditions are in my life today that are not the easiest and most agreeable, and whatever conditions of this type all coming time may bring, I will take them just as they come, without complaint, without depression, and meet them in the wisest possible way; knowing that they are the best possible conditions that could be in my life at the time, or otherwise they would not be there; realizing the fact that, although I may not at the time see why they are in my life, although I may not see just what part they have to play, the time will come, and when it comes I will see it all, and thank God for every condition just as it came. —Ralph Waldo Trine, Character-Building Thought Power

The first step toward getting rich is to convey the idea of your wants to the Formless Substance. This is true, and you will see that in order to do so it becomes necessary to relate yourself to the Formless Intelligence in a harmonious way.... The whole process of mental adjustment and atonement can be summed up in one word, gratitude.
First, you believe that there is one Intelligent Substance, from which all things proceed; second, you believe that this Substance gives you everything you desire; and third, you relate yourself to it by a feeling of deep and profound gratitude. —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

It is easy also to understand that the soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than the one who never looks to Him in thankful acknowledgment. The more gratefully we fix our minds on the Supreme when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive, and the more rapidly they will come; and the reason simply is that the mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into closer touch with the source from which the blessings come. —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

The grateful outreaching of your mind in thankful praise to the Supreme is a liberation or expenditure of force; it cannot fail to reach that to which it is addressed, and the reaction is an instantaneous movement towards you. “Draw nigh unto God, and He will draw nigh unto you.” —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

You cannot exercise much power without gratitude; for it is gratitude that keeps you connected with Power. —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best; therefore it tends to become the best; it takes the form or character of the best, and will receive the best. —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

Faith is born of gratitude. The grateful mind continually expects good things, and expectation becomes faith. The reaction of gratitude upon one’s own mind produces faith; and every outgoing wave of grateful thanksgiving increases faith. —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

It is necessary...to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you; and to give thanks continuously. —Wallace Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

Dost thou that hast received all from another’s hands, repine and blame the Giver, if He takes anything from thee? Why, who art thou, and to what end comest thou here? was it not He that brought thee into the world; was it not He that made the Light manifest unto thee, that gave thee fellow-workers, and senses, and the power to reason? —The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

There is something about the mental act of thanksgiving that seems to carry the human mind far beyond the region of doubt into the clear atmosphere of faith and trust, where "all things are possible" (Mt. 19:26). Even if at first you are not conscious of having received anything from God, do not worry or cease from your thanksgiving.... Continue giving thanks that while you waited you did receive, and that what you received is now manifest; and believe me, you will soon rejoice and give thanks, not rigidly from a sense of duty, but because of the sure manifest fulfillment of your desire. —H. Emilie Cady, Lessons in Truth

"Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee (not God in the midst of another, but in the midst of you, standing right where you are) a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with singing" (Zeph. 3:17). You are His love. It is you that He will rejoice in with singing if you will turn away from people to Him within you. His singing and joy will so fill you that your life will be a great thanksgiving. —H. Emilie Cady, Lessons in Truth

Man often suffers loss through lack of appreciation. —Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It

Many of the most important and necessary things in life are free gifts from God, and we may have them, constantly, without any thought of doing anything in return for them: the air we breathe, the sunlight, the beauty of nature, the out-of-doors for recreation and rest and inspiration. For these we should be thankful to God, and we should be appreciative enough to make the best use of them that we may the more perfectly interpret His plan in us. —Myrtle Fillmore, Healing Letters