“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

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

“Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder

Thankful Quotes posted today by Shari Marshall – 2019 (credit to the individuals who initially spoke or wrote those words can be given to the name attached to the quote).