Gratitude Quotes

The art of noticing what's already good. These quotes make the case for thankfulness.

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"Gratitude is the foundation of happiness."
Gary Becker
"Gratitude multiplies what we have."
Gary Becker
"We tend to underestimate how much of our success depends on circumstances beyond our control."
Kenneth Arrow
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"Gratitude enhances wellbeing."
Paul Samuelson
"Gratitude for institutions is warranted, but critical examination is necessary."
Kenneth Arrow
"Gratitude for those who came before us should inform our duty to those who follow."
Kenneth Arrow
"Gratitude has real economic value in strengthening reciprocal relationships."
Gary Becker
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"Gratitude for mentors is the debt every scholar owes."
Anna Schwartz
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"Gratitude is the soil from which wisdom grows."
Anna Schwartz
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"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions"
Kenneth Boulding
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"Gratitude is a moral obligation we owe to those who came before us."
Gunnar Myrdal
"Gratitude is not sentiment - it is clear-eyed recognition of debt and dependence."
Kenneth Arrow
"Gratitude is the antidote to the illusion that we are self-made."
Kenneth Arrow
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"Gratitude transforms our relationship with what we already have."
Kenneth Boulding
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"Gratitude for prosperity should inspire compassion for those without it."
Paul Samuelson
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"Gratitude for abundance should inspire policies that spread opportunity widely."
Paul Samuelson
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"In the end, it is not how much we have but how much we give that defines us."
Kenneth Boulding
"Gratitude binds societies together more strongly than laws."
Vilfredo Pareto
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"Gratitude for what we have prevents us from destroying what we possess."
Paul Samuelson
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"Gratitude is the antidote to despair and the foundation of hope."
Kenneth Boulding
"The rich are never satisfied with what they have; the poor are never satisfied with what they lack."
Irving Fisher
"Gratitude is the antidote to greed and the gateway to contentment."
Irving Fisher
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"We inherit not only material resources but also moral debts from previous generations."
Gunnar Myrdal
"Gratitude opens the door to abundance."
Thorstein Veblen
"Gratitude multiplies the joy inherent in living."
Thorstein Veblen
"Gratitude is a debt we owe to those we can never fully repay."
Vilfredo Pareto
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"Gratitude is the mark of a noble character."
Thomas Malthus
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"Thankfulness for blessings increases happiness."
Thomas Malthus
"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary."
Vilfredo Pareto
"Gratitude is the emotion most foreign to those obsessed with what they lack."
Joseph Schumpeter