John Wanamaker Quotes

He who acknowledges a kindness has it still, and he who has a grateful sense of it has requited it.

Gratitude is a humble emotion. It expresses itself in a thousand ways, from a sincere thank you to friend or stranger, to the mute, up-reaching acknowledgment to God--not for the gifts of this day only, but for the day itself; not for what we believe will be ours in the future, but for the bounty of the past.

Not all who discharge their debts of gratitude should flatter themselves that they are grateful.

Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides.

We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.

Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt 'thank you,' is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

Whether you're saying 'thank you' to friends, family members, customers, or a hiring manager who interviewed you for a job, the case in favor of gratitude is both altruistic and pragmatic.

You great benefactors, sprinkle our society with thankfulness. For your own gifts, make yourselves praised.

Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked.

The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.

A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.

May we learn to say “thank you” to God and to one another. We teach children to do it, and then we forget to do it ourselves!

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has received one, proclaim it.

I am the recipient of many benefits that I do not deserve and did not earn. Someone else paid for them. I am grateful! How do I show my gratitude? By daily pouring into others and passing on to them the things that will allow them to run far and achieve beyond what I have done.

Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides. It means that you are willing to stop being such a jerk. When you are aware of all that has been given to you, in your lifetime and the past few days, it is hard not to be humbled, and pleased to give back.

Lavish credit on anyone and everyone who helped you the least bit.

Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character.

The most important and most significant good quality in our human life is gratitude. Unfortunately, that good quality we somehow manage not to express either in our thoughts or in our actions. Right from the beginning of our life, we have somehow learned not to express it. So we have the least amount of the very thing that we need most in order to become a better person.

It was in my heart to help a little because I was helped much.

Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to God.