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title: "4 Giving Gratitude Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [A prayerful life is the key to possessing gratitude. We often take for granted the people who most deserve our gratitude. Let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-monson/a-prayerful-life-is-the-key-to-possessing-gratitude-we-often-take-for/)

[Thomas S. Monson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-monson/)

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> [Have gratitude for the things you're discarding. By giving gratitude, you're giving closure to the relationship with that object, and by doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-kondo/have-gratitude-for-the-things-you-re-discarding-by-giving-gratitude/)

[Marie Kondo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-kondo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/marie-kondo-8259_giving_have-gratitude-for-the-things-you-re-dis_2271713.jpg)

> [When you are sharing your joy, you don't create a prison for anybody - you simply give. You don´t even expect gratitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/when-you-are-sharing-your-joy-you-don-t-create-a-prison-for-anybody/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/rajneesh-54_belief_when-you-are-sharing-your-joy-you-don-t_2534991.jpg)

> [“Giving Gratitude is like giving True Friendship… In order to be meaningful, both must be Given Unconditionally.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-d-longoria-jr/giving-gratitude-is-like-giving-true-friendship-in-order-to-be/)

[Raymond D. Longoria Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-d-longoria-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/raymond-d-longoria-jr-8343_friend_giving-gratitude-is-like-giving-true-fri_2785746.jpg)

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