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title: "6 Gift Grateful Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [We just have to recognize life for what it is: a gift to be grateful for, not a property to cling to,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-nouwen/we-just-have-to-recognize-life-for-what-it-is-a-gift-to-be-grateful/)

[Henri Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-nouwen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/henri-nouwen-600_be-grateful_we-just-have-to-recognize-life-for-what_867644.png)

> [We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-ban-breathnach/we-can-then-offer-the-universe-the-gift-of-our-grateful-hearts/)

[Sarah Ban Breathnach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-ban-breathnach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/sarah-ban-breathnach-833_gift_we-can-then-offer-the-universe-the-gift_1153471.png)

> [“Looking around... she couldn't help thinking that life indeed was a gift, and she had much to be grateful for - friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vannetta-chapman/looking-around-she-couldn-t-help-thinking-that-life-indeed-was-a-gift/)

[Vannetta Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vannetta-chapman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/vannetta-chapman-25054_family_looking-around-she-couldn-t-help-thinkin_1212713.jpg)

> [“The reward of life is life itself, not the things that get added to it. Those are just icing on the cake,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwaun-s-cox/the-reward-of-life-is-life-itself-not-the-things-that-get-added-to-it/)

[Dwaun S. Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwaun-s-cox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/dwaun-s-cox-18347_choose-to-be-happy_the-reward-of-life-is-life-itself-not-th_1245040.jpg)

> [Life is a gift to be grateful for and not a property to cling to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-nouwen/life-is-a-gift-to-be-grateful-for-and-not-a-property-to-cling-to/)

[Henri Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-nouwen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e6/henri-nouwen-600_be-grateful_life-is-a-gift-to-be-grateful-for-and-no_2461109.png)

> [“An ancient cornerstone of prayer is that our desire to thank God is itself God's gift. Be grateful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/an-ancient-cornerstone-of-prayer-is-that-our-desire-to-thank-god-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/anonymous-1_give-thanks_an-ancient-cornerstone-of-prayer-is-that_2524822.jpg)

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