Quotes on Appreciation! 60 Sayings on Appreciation & Gratitude

Quotes on Appreciation

  • “Be verbal in acknowledging your appreciation.” —Catherine Pulsifer
  • “Well done is better than well said.” —Benjamin Franklin
  • “The essence of all beautiful art is gratitude.” —Friedrich Nietzche
  • “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” —Plato
  • “If you can’t reward then you should thank.” —Arabic Proverb
  • “When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.” —Martha Beck
  • “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” —Epictetus
  • “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” —James Allen
  • “Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” —Hansa Proverb
  • “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” —Willie Nelson
  • “Be thankful for what you have and you’ll end up having more.” —Oprah Winfrey
  • “Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.” —Alfred Painter
  • “The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.” —William James
  • “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” —Dalai Lama
  • “You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.” —Viki King
  • “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” —Cicero
  • “A grateful mind is a great mind, which eventually attracts to itself great things.” —Plato
  • “To live a life fulfilled reflect on the things you have with gratitude.” —Jaren Davis
  • “We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” —Albert Schweitzer
  • “It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” —David Steindl-Rast
  • “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” —Voltaire
  • “Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.” —John Wooden
  • “Feeling gratitude, and not expressing it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” —William Arthur Ward
  • “I feel a very unusual sensation – if it is not indigestion, it must be gratitude.” —Benjamin Disraeli
  • “Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” —Alphonse Karr
  • “It’s easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.” —Christoph Waltz
  • “You will never have enough, do enough or be enough, until you see yourself today as enough.” —Cindy Keating
  • “Even in the mist of imperfection or mistakes, you can appreciate and draw close to your strengths.” —Jason Scotts
  • “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” —Meister Eckhart
  • “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” —GK Chesteron
  • “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” —W.T. Purkiser
  • “If you haven’t all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don’t have that you wouldn’t want.” —Anonymous
  • “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” —Marcel Proust
  • “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” —Margaret Cousins
  • “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” —Ernest Hemingway
  • “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.” —Johannes Gaertner
  • “Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.” —Alan Cohen
  • “And you also know that we should appreciate the work of God’s hands. But oftentimes we wish we looked differently than we do.” —Patricia Meyers
  • “I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.” —Shakira
  • “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” —John F. Kennedy
  • “We must value life and treasure each breath we take. We must value each person and how he or she touches our lives everyday.” —Shadonna Richards
  • “Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” —Northrup Christiane
  • “Whenever I count my blessings, I find myself becoming more grateful because the good things of life outweigh the not so pleasant things that are happening in my life.” —James Jason
  • “Think of a special friend or person you admire. Think of the love and appreciation you have for them. Think of the qualities that make them stand out for you.” —Jenny Clift
  • “Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have. When you share with someone your appreciation and gratitude, they will not forget you. Appreciation will return to you many times.” —Steve Brunkhorst
  • “My legacy doesn’t matter. It isn’t important that I be remembered. It’s important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’ I want to finish strong.” —James Dobson
  • “Contentment is the reward of being appreciative and grateful. It goes that if you are grateful in every situation, you will be happy with everything and your happiness will be abundant and boundless.” —Clement Getate
  • “There has never been another you. With no effort on your part you were born to be something very special and set apart. What you are going to do in appreciation of that gift is a decision only you can make.” —Dan Zadra
  • “It is necessary, then, to 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.” —Wallace D. Wattles
  • “Being told something positive about yourself, whether from someone you’re close to, or a passing acquaintance, should really lift the spirits. Just the fact that someone has taken the time to let you know, should have you feeling noticed and appreciated.” —Paul Bailey

Employees Quotes on Appreciation

  • “You’re a rockstar! Thanks for bringing the energy to the office every morning at 8am.”
  • “If desks could talk, yours would say “Ouch.” Thank you for your very hard work!”
  • “Complaining is finding faults. Wisdom is finding solutions.” —Ajahn Brahm
  • “You. Do. Great. Work. You deserve a huge thank you from the entire office.” Thank you!
  • “Employees like you can even make Mondays a joy. Thanks for your hard work and super attitude.”
  • “People make the difference. And one of those people is you. Thank you for making a difference in our company.”
  • “Your hard work and creativity is appreciated by all! Congratulations and hope we have you for many, many more years to come.”
  • “We appreciate you for more than just your work. We also want to celebrate your character and positive effect you have on others. Congratulations!”
  • “[NAME] is such a joy to work with. Every interaction is a positive one and I know he/she has big things ahead of him/her.”
  • “Attitudes are contagious, Bob Moawad said. That may explain why everyone around your desk is perpetually infused with dedication and enthusiasm. Thank you for being you!”
  • “When we need things done right, we don’t need to do it ourselves. We just need to give it to you. Thanks for your great work!”
  • “Let us be grateful for the people who make us smile, the people who make work fun, and the people we can count on to get the dang job done!”
  • “A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.” —Poet and author Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Consider this one big pat on the back!”
  • “[NAME] is probably the most positive person I know. Even when you’re not supposed to be positive, like a hurricane is about to hit or something, he/she somehow remains positive. This positivity adds so much value to our entire team. Thank you for what you do!”