True gratitude or thankfulness to God for his kindness to us, arises from a foundation laid before, of love to God for what he is in himself; whereas a natural gratitude has no such antecedent foundation. The gracious stirrings of grateful affection to God, for kindness received, always are from a stock of love already in the heart, established in the first place on other grounds, viz. God's own excellency.

Greatness starts with being grateful.

Greatness starts with being grateful’.

128. 真にありがたいと思う心は、おかげのはじめである。

True gratefulness is courage to give thanks for a gift before unwrapping it.

Blessings come from a generous heart. Those who give are the most blessed.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

The Best way to express one's gratitude to the Divine is to feel simply happy.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.

When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.

Gratitude is a sign of maturity. It is an indication of sincere humility. It is a hallmark of civility. And most of all it is a divine principle. … Indeed, gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should walk with the knowledge that we will need help every step of the way.

Gratitude is the general feeling. It iterates the message that we should truly assert ourselves in spaces that we desire. We should be unafraid to go boldly in the direction of our dreams.

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.