"It's the recognition that other people's problems, their pain and frustrations, are every bit as real as our own - often far worse. In recognizing this fact and trying to offer some assistance, we open our hearts and greatly enhance our sense of gratitude."   Richard Carlson

It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment."  Naomi Williams

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."  Oscar Wilde

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." Mark Twain

 "A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love." Saint Basil

"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." ~ Harold Kushner

"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks." James Allen

"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you" Sarah Ban Breathnack

"Be thankful for what you have, you'll end of having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."  Oprah Winfrey

"If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier."  John Wooden

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

"Make it a habit to tell people thank you.  To express your appreciation,  sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.  Truly appreciate those around you,  and you'll soon find many others around you.  Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it."  Ralph Marston

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."  Ralph Waldo Emerson

 "Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone."  Gertrude Stein

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William Arthur Ward