سپاس و شکر خدا را که بندها بگشاد
میان به شکر چو بستیم بند ما بگشاد
Gratitude and thanks to God, the liberator
When we took up gratitude, our bonds were released.
Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (1207–1273)
When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
United Kingdom
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.
A.A. Milne, writer (1882 – 1956)
United Kingdom
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
Gibran Khalil Gibran, writer and poet (1883 – 1931)
Lebanon – United States
Even a hen, after it drinks water, raises its head to the skies to thank God.
Greek proverb
La gratitud es la forma más sutil de plegaria.
Gratitude is the most subtle form of prayer.
Spanish proverb
Certaines personnes grognent toujours parce que les roses ont des épines; je suis reconnaissant que les épines aient des roses.
Some people always grumble because roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, novelist and journalist (1808-1890)
France
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.
Maya Angelou, writer and poet (1928-2014)
United States
Thou that hast given so much to me, give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be thy praise.
George Herbert, metaphysical poet and priest of the Church of England (1593-1633)
England
La gratitudine è l'anima della religione, dell'amor filiale, dell'amore a quelli che ci amano, dell'amore alla società, dalla quale ci vengono tanta protezione e tante dolcezze.
Gratitude is the soul of religion, of filial love, of love for those who love us, of love for human society, from which we receive so much protection and so much sweetness.
Silvio Pellico, writer and poet (1789-1854)
Italy
Dando gracias por agravios, negocian los hombres sabios.
Giving thanks for grievance, wise men negotiate.
Mexican proverb
La gratitude se réjouit de ce qu'elle doit, quand l'amour propre préfèrerait oublier.
Gratitude rejoices in what it owes, when self-esteem would rather forget.
André Compte-Sponville, philosopher
France
شکر نعمت نعمتت افزون کند
Gratitude for blessings multiplies your blessings.
Iranian proverb
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
Margaret Cousins, educational theorist (1878–1954)
Ireland
Der Mensch empfängt unendlich mehr als er gibt. Dankbarkeit macht das Leben erst reich.
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, Lutheran pastor and theologian (1906–1945)
Germany
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Aesop, writer and storyteller (620—564 BCE)
Greece
Gratitude goes beyond the “mine” and “thine” and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Catholic priest (1932–1996)
The Netherlands
Thankfulness has an inner connection with humility. It recognizes that what we are and what we have is due to others and above all, to God.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (1948–2020)
United Kingdom
La gratitude fleurit dans les cœurs délicats.
Gratitude blooms in tender hearts.
French proverb
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist and poet (1803–1882)
United States of America
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Epictetus, Stoic philosopher (5–135)
Greece
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer (1694–1778)
France
Freude ist die einfachste Form der Dankbarkeit.
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
German proverb
Tel je zegeningen.
Count your blessings.
Dutch proverb
La gratitud, como ciertas flores, no se da en la altura y mejor reverdece en la tierra buena de los humildes.
Gratitude, like certain flowers, does not grow in high altitudes but flourishes in the good earth of the humble.
José Martí, poet (1853–1895)
Cuba
Cuando la gratitud es tan absoluta, las palabras sobran.
When gratitude is so absolute, words are not needed.
Álvaro Mutis, writer and poet (1923–2013)
Columbia
Let us be thankful for those who make us happy for they make our souls blossom.
Côte d'Ivoire proverb
Pentru cel mai mic ajutor sa fiți recunoscator.
For the slightest help, be grateful.
Romanian proverb
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
Thornton Wilder (1897–1975)
United States
Es de bien nacido ser agradecido.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Spanish proverb
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thoughts, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
United Kingdom
If we thanked God for the good things, there wouldn't be time to weep over the bad.
Yiddish Proverb
Gratitude brings you to the place where the Beloved lives.
Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (1207-1273)
अंतःकरणी उपकारस्मरण हीच कृतज्ञता जाण.
Constant remembrance in your own heart of the good someone has done to you—know that this itself is gratitude.
Marathi proverb
India
Wäre das Wort "Danke" das einzige Gebet, das du je sprichst, so würde es genügen.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is
thank you, it will be enough.
Meister Eckhart
Germany
காலத்தி னாற்செய்த நன்றி சிறிதெனினும்
ஞாலத்தின் மாணப் பெரிது.
The timely help received in our lives, although small, is much bigger than the entire world.
Tamil Proverb
India
La gratitude est le secret de la vie. L’essentiel est de remercier pour tout. Celui qui a appris cela sait ce que vivre signifie. Il a pénétré le profond mystère de la vie.
Gratitude is the secret of life. The important thing is to give thanks for everything. Whoever has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the profound mystery of life.
Albert Schweitzer
France
நன்றி மறப்பது நன்றன்று நன்றல்லது
அன்றே மறப்பது நன்று.
It is not good to forget the good things which others have done for us, whereas it is very good to forget on the same day the not-so-good things which others could have done to us.
Tamil Proverb
India
It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It's gratefulness that makes us happy.
Brother David Steindl-Rast
United States of America
滴水之恩，涌泉相报
For a drop of grace, be a stream of spring water in exchange.
China
Ngarawa iliyokuvusha mtoni, usiite kinyangalika.
The boat that took you across the river, don't call it useless.
Asante tupu haijai chungu.
An empty “thank you” does not fill the pot.
Heshima ya kiungwana, hujua atendewayo.
It is the honor of the noble person to know what is done for them.
Ahsante ya punda ni teke.
The way a donkey expresses gratitude is by giving a kick.
Roho uwe na usawa na kushukuru vipawa.
Let the soul be well-balanced and grateful for God's gifts.
Swahili Proverbs
Dankbarkeit ist eine große Kraft.
In gratitude lies great force.
Austria
La gratitude est la mémoire du coeur.
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
Jean Massieu, a pioneer in deaf education (1772-1846)
France
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy
United States of America
Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot.
Nigeria
El agradecimiento es la parte principal de un hombre de bien.
Gratitude is the main part of a benevolent man.
Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645)
Spain
A gratidão é a expressão mais pura do amor!
Gratitude is the purest expression of love!
Brazil
Dankbare Menschen sind wie fruchtbare Felder, sie geben das Empfangene zehnfach zurück.
Grateful people are like fertile fields, they give back what they receive tenfold.
August von Kotzebue
Germany
La gratitudine non è soltanto la principale virtù, ma anche la madre di tutte le altre.
Gratitude is not only the main virtue, but also the mother of all the others.
Cicerone
Italy
Dank ist vielmehr eine Verfassung denn eine Aussprache.
Gratitude is more a state of being than an expression in words.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austria
.من لم يشكر الناس لم يشكر الله
الرسول محمد صلى الله عليه و سلم
He who has not thanked people has not thanked God.
Prophet Mohammed
In jede hohe Freude mischt sich eine Empfindung von Dankbarkeit.
In every exalted joy, there mingles a sense of gratitude.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Germany
I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks and ever thanks.
William Shakespeare
United Kingdom
Vďačnosť a pšenica rastie len v dobrej pôde.
Gratitude and wheat grow only in a good soil.
Slovak Proverb
Slovakia
Благодарение все принимает как дар; все, что мы имеем, все, чем мы пользуемся, все, чему мы радуемся, есть дар, проявление любви.
Gratitude accepts everything as a gift; everything we have, everything we use, everything that makes us happy, is a gift, a manifestation of love.
Sergei Khudiev
Russia
ความมีกตัญญูกตเวทีต่อท่านผู้มีพระคุณเป็นความดี เป็นคุณธรรมอันเลิศ" – สมเด็จพระญาณสังวร–
Gratitude towards those who have been benevolent to you is a merit, a great virtue.
Somdej Phra Nyanasanvara
Thailand
Tánon ne Shonkwaia’tí:son, tetshitenonhweráton ne kwáh thorihwaié:ri
tsini ioiá:nere naho’tèn:hson tehtshionkwá:wi
tánon thanónhtens ne akwé:kon skén:nen akénhake.
We return thanks to the Great Spirit, in whom is embodied all goodness and who directs all things for the good of his children.
Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address
Mohawk language, Haudenosaunee Native American Confederacy
Soyons reconnaissants aux personnes qui nous donnent du bonheur; elles sont les charmants jardiniers par qui nos âmes sont fleuries.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy—they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust
France
落其實者思其樹，飲其流者懷其源
là qí shí zhě sī qí shù yǐn qí liú zhě huái qí yuan
When eating a fruit, remember the tree that bore the fruit; when drinking water, remember the source that provided the water.
Mandarin Proverb
China
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher
United States of America
Dankbarkeit und Liebe sind Geschwister.
Gratitude and love are siblings.
Christian Morgenstern
Germany