Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens


We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)

Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Christian Science Hymnal

A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances.” – Bahhaullah

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” – Gautama Buddha

A thankful heart hath a continual feast.” – W.J. Cameron (1879-1953)

It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” – Saint Ambrose (AD 340-397)

When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J.B. Priestley (1894-1984)