Gratitude quotes

“I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks.”

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 3 · View source

“Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?”

Confucius

Analects, Book 1 (Xue Er) · View source

“The consciousness of a well-spent life and the recollection of many virtuous actions are exceedingly delightful.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero

On Old Age, section 3 · View source

“The benefit we receive must be rendered again, line for line, deed for deed, cent for cent, to somebody.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays, First Series — Compensation · View source

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol, Stave Four · View source

“God bless us, every one!”

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol, Stave Three · View source

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep.”

William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2 · View source

“The quality of mercy is not strained.”

William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1 · View source

“I would not wish any companion in the world but you.”

William Shakespeare

The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 1 · View source

“Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.”

Rabindranath Tagore

Gitanjali, poem 36 · View source

“His work and his rest are filled with music: he sheds abroad the radiance of love.”

Kabir

Songs of Kabir, poem LXX (III.9), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source

“I have had my invitation to this world’s festival, and thus my life has been blessed.”

Rabindranath Tagore

Gitanjali, poem 16 · View source