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Top 77 Best Appreciation Quotes (THANK YOU)

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30 of the Best Life Appreciation Quotes (HAPPINESS)

“The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.”

Amelia Earhart
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
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
The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time. - Douglas Wood
The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time. – Douglas Wood
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. - Margaret Cousins
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. – Margaret Cousins
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie
In daily life, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.
In daily life, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. – Brother David Steindl-Rast
Appreciation is a currency that we can mint for ourselves and spend without fear of bankruptcy. - Fred de Witt van Amburgh
Appreciation is a currency that we can mint for ourselves and spend without fear of bankruptcy. – Fred de Witt van Amburgh
When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. - Tecumseh
When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. – Tecumseh
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. - Dalai Lama
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. – Dalai Lama
It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. - Germany Kent
It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. – Germany Kent
When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree. - Vietnamese Proverb
When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree. – Vietnamese Proverb
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary. - Margaret Cousins
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary. – Margaret Cousins
I’m thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.
I’m thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.
No duty is more urgent than giving thanks. - James Allen
No duty is more urgent than giving thanks. – James Allen
Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. - Robert Louis Stevenson
Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. - Maya Angelou
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. – Maya Angelou
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
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
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
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
I will forever remain humble because I know I could have less. I will always be grateful because I know I’ve had less.
I will forever remain humble because I know I could have less. I will always be grateful because I know I’ve had less.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. - G.K. Chesterton
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. – G.K. Chesterton
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. - William Arthur Ward
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. – William Arthur Ward
Change your expectation for appreciation and the world changes instantly. - Tony Robbins
Change your expectation for appreciation and the world changes instantly. – Tony Robbins
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. - William Jones
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. – William Jones
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. - Thorton Wilder
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. – Thorton Wilder
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. - William Makepeace Thackery
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. – William Makepeace Thackery
For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence. Look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is.
For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence. Look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is.
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
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
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. - Elbert Hubbard
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. – Elbert Hubbard
Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours. - Marty Rubin
Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours. – Marty Rubin
Thank you God for everything in my life. The good and the bad. Some were blessings and some were lessons.
Thank you God for everything in my life. The good and the bad. Some were blessings and some were lessons.

Top 10 Appreciation Quotes for Work (SUCCESS)

“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
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. - Epictetus
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. – Epictetus
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. - Epictetus
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. – Epictetus
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. - Brené Brown
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. – Brené Brown
Don't let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone. - Stephen King
Don’t let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone. – Stephen King
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. - John F. Kennedy
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. – John F. Kennedy
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. – Charles Dickens
Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life. - Rumi
Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life. – Rumi
Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices. - Robert Braathe
Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices. – Robert Braathe
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. - William Faulkner
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. – William Faulkner

Top 9 Appreciation Quotes for Couples (RELATIONSHIP)

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

Melody Beattie
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. - Voltaire
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. – Voltaire
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. – Robert Brault
For all you do, for who you are, I will be forever grateful you are in my life.
For all you do, for who you are, I will be forever grateful you are in my life.
I appreciate you more because of the road I’ve traveled. My story brought me to you and I wouldn’t revise a word of my past if it led me anywhere but to your door. - Aaron Polson
I appreciate you more because of the road I’ve traveled. My story brought me to you and I wouldn’t revise a word of my past if it led me anywhere but to your door. – Aaron Polson
You changed my life without even trying, and I don’t think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. I can’t imagine what things would be like if I hadn’t met you. - Steve Maraboli
You changed my life without even trying, and I don’t think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. I can’t imagine what things would be like if I hadn’t met you. – Steve Maraboli
If you fail to carry around with you a heart of gratitude for the love you’ve been so freely given, it is easy for you not to love others as you should. - Paul David Tripp
If you fail to carry around with you a heart of gratitude for the love you’ve been so freely given, it is easy for you not to love others as you should. – Paul David Tripp
I want to thank you for never being there anymore. Your absence has forced me to find my own way.
I want to thank you for never being there anymore. Your absence has forced me to find my own way.
True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience'. - Oprah Winfrey
True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience’. – Oprah Winfrey

Top 7 Appreciation Quotes for Friends (FRIENDSHIP)

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. - Helen Keller
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. – Helen Keller
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. - Marcel Proust
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival. - C.S. Lewis
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival. – C.S. Lewis
It takes a long time to grow an old friend. - John Leonard
It takes a long time to grow an old friend. – John Leonard
I appreciate your compassion and understanding. If you ever need a friend to listen to, I’ll always be here to return the favor.
I appreciate your compassion and understanding. If you ever need a friend to listen to, I’ll always be here to return the favor.
Friends like you are what make life worthwhile. I can’t wait to see what the years ahead of us bring. I appreciate the times we’ve had thus far.
Friends like you are what make life worthwhile. I can’t wait to see what the years ahead of us bring. I appreciate the times we’ve had thus far.

Top 6 Appreciation Quotes for Teachers and Mentors (GUIDANCE)

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of society than any other single profession. - John Wooden
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of society than any other single profession. – John Wooden
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. - Henry Brooks Adams
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. – Henry Brooks Adams
Because my teacher believed in me, I never gave up. Now I am flying towards my dreams. - Heidi McDonald
Because my teacher believed in me, I never gave up. Now I am flying towards my dreams. – Heidi McDonald
Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. - Fred Rogers
Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. – Fred Rogers
To the world you may just be a teacher, but to your students you are a HERO.
To the world you may just be a teacher, but to your students you are a HERO.
The influence of a great teacher can never be erased.
The influence of a great teacher can never be erased.

15 Inspirational Quotes About Appreciation (GRATITUDE)

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. - Willie Nelson
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. – Willie Nelson
If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough. - Meister Eckhart
If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough. – Meister Eckhart
The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing. - Hannah Whitall Smith
The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing. – Hannah Whitall Smith
Let us awaken and feel alive with joy and appreciation for the gift of this life.
Let us awaken and feel alive with joy and appreciation for the gift of this life. – Brendon Burchard
Gratitude bestows reverence... changing forever how we experience life and the world. - John Milton
Gratitude bestows reverence… changing forever how we experience life and the world. – John Milton
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead. - C.S. Lewis
Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead. – C.S. Lewis
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul. - Amy Collette
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul. – Amy Collette
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. - Henry Ward Beecher
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. – Henry Ward Beecher
Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy. - Jefferson Bethke
Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy. – Jefferson Bethke
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation. - John Ortberg
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation. – John Ortberg
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. - G.K. Chesterton
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. – G.K. Chesterton
O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. - William Shakespeare
O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. – William Shakespeare
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. – Aesop
I lie in bed at night, after ending my prayers with the words 'Ich danke dir für all das Gute und Liebe und Schöne.' (Thank you, God, for all that is good and dear and beautiful.) - Anne Frank
I lie in bed at night, after ending my prayers with the words ‘Ich danke dir für all das Gute und Liebe und Schöne.’ (Thank you, God, for all that is good and dear and beautiful.) – Anne Frank

Conclusion: The Importance of Showing Appreciation

According to Merriam-Webster Appreciation is a feeling or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude. (Source)

Humans crave positive reinforcement and attention, this is a natural human need. Appreciation, therefore, is fundamental in any relationship, whether it be romantic or otherwise. This is a key tool in allowing a relationship to grow between two people.

It is important for one to express appreciation for another person because receiving appreciation makes one feel good about themselves. Being on the receiving end of appreciation reinforces the thought that what one may be doing is right.

Appreciation is also important and highly needed in child-rearing. Households with parents that are more affectionate and appreciative of their child tend to have more confident children or teenagers.

The show of appreciation for the actions of one’s child helps in building character. Each family or parent may have different ways of showing their appreciation, such as hugging, kissing, patting on the head, or words of affirmation such as “thank you.”

“Thank you” is the simplest way to show appreciation for someone, but oftentimes it is much more effective to demonstrate one’s thanks through actions as well. Such as the giving of gifts, simple notes or messages, and simply returning the favor.

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Here are the best Appreciation quotes so you can enjoy more fulfillment in your life by enriching the lives of others. 

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The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
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