Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

Never be ungrateful.

My brothers and sisters, do we remember to give thanks for the blessings we receive? Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God's love.

I am very fortunate, and I never stopped being thankful.

I'm so thankful. I've been blessed. I never took it for granted.

Being joyful isn't what makes you grateful. Being grateful is what makes you joyful.

Virtue begins when we dedicate ourselves actively to the job of gratitude.

Gratitude is not a mere word; it is not a mere concept. It is the living breath of your real existence on earth.

A thankful heart is the greatest virtue.

Practice being grateful for everything that life has blessed you with.

We need to be more grateful. I think there is no true character without gratitude. It is one of the marks of a real strong character to have a feeling of thanksgiving and gratitude for blessings. We need more of that spirit in our homes, in our daily associations, in the church, everywhere. It doesn't cost anything, and it is so easy to cultivate.

Gratitude is a duty none can be excused from, because it is always at our own disposal.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all the other virtues.

Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

Gratitude, as it were, is the moral memory of mankind. In this respect, it differs from faithfulness by being more practical and impulsive: although it may remain, of course, something purely internal, it may yet engender new actions. It is an ideal bridge which the soul comes across again and again, so to speak, and which, upon provocations too slight to throw a new bridge to the other person, it uses to come closer to him.

A grateful heart is like a sponge that soaks up God's goodness.

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.

There is as much greatness of mind in the owning of a good turn as in the doing of it; and we must no more force a requital out of season than be wanting in it.

I am grateful to life. And also to the people who have brought me here. Without them, I could not be where I am now.

If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.

There is always a reason to be grateful.

It is not for us to hold ourselves above the position of grateful people. We have to be able to accept. Anything else shows an unwillingness to grant someone else the superior place.

Gratitude is the root of joy.