--- title: "11 Gratitude Gift Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Gratitude Gift quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Gratitude Gift sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/bryant-mcgill-108_every-second_life-wants-you-to-have-gratitude-for-the_1842160.jpg" --- > [“Life wants you to have gratitude for the gift of living. Treasure every second.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-mcgill/life-wants-you-to-have-gratitude-for-the-gift-of-living-treasure/) [Bryant McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-mcgill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/bryant-mcgill-108_every-second_life-wants-you-to-have-gratitude-for-the_1842160.jpg) > [“Expecting gratitude for a gift is... unseemly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-caldwell/expecting-gratitude-for-a-gift-is-unseemly/) [Jack Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-caldwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/jack-caldwell-85819_gift_expecting-gratitude-for-a-gift-is-unseem_283592.jpg) > [I couldn't remember the last time I hadn't had to fake gratitude for a gift, and now that I actually was grateful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-couldn-t-remember-the-last-time-i-hadn-t-had-to-fake-gratitude-for/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/maggie-stiefvater-76_cutting_i-couldn-t-remember-the-last-time-i-hadn_118304.png) > [Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/give-thanks-appreciate-what-you-do-have-the-more-we-give-thanks-the/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_appreciate_give-thanks-appreciate-what-you-do-have_1428120.jpg) > [“Being of service to others is the price we should pay as a form of gratitude for the gift of life." ~Elissa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elissa-gabrielle/being-of-service-to-others-is-the-price-we-should-pay-as-a-form-of/) [Elissa Gabrielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elissa-gabrielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/elissa-gabrielle-28659_elissa-gabrielle_being-of-service-to-others-is-the-price_2305569.jpg) > [I have learned that some of the nicest people you'll ever meet are those who have suffered a traumatic event or loss.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-azevedo/i-have-learned-that-some-of-the-nicest-people-you-ll-ever-meet-are/) [Sasha Azevedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-azevedo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/sasha-azevedo-15743_admire_i-have-learned-that-some-of-the-nicest-p_891671.jpg) > [Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-macy/gratitude-for-the-gift-of-life-is-the-primary-wellspring-of-all/) [Joanna Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-macy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/joanna-macy-15005_alive_gratitude-for-the-gift-of-life-is-the-pr_2365161.jpg) > [“Gratitude is a gift, too! she realizes. It multiplies a hundred times the desire to thank. It's is like becoming aware of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-maufroy/gratitude-is-a-gift-too-she-realizes-it-multiplies-a-hundred-times/) [Muriel Maufroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-maufroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/muriel-maufroy-42001_gift_gratitude-is-a-gift-too-she-realizes-it_2815541.jpg) > [The first step of gratitude is to see the gift...if you are in the middle of difficulties and problems, how can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neale-donald-walsch/the-first-step-of-gratitude-is-to-see-the-gift-if-you-are-in-the/) [Neale Donald Walsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neale-donald-walsch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/neale-donald-walsch-239_difficulty_the-first-step-of-gratitude-is-to-see-th_1693404.jpg) > [“Remember, truth is merely good news we cannot wait to share. It is a gift that we are fortunate enough to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-rozoff/remember-truth-is-merely-good-news-we-cannot-wait-to-share-it-is-a/) [James Rozoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-rozoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/james-rozoff-13738_good-news_remember-truth-is-merely-good-news-we-ca_2874056.jpg) > [“Gratitude is not something we give to God because he wants to make sure we know how much trouble he went to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg-jr/gratitude-is-not-something-we-give-to-god-because-he-wants-to-make/) [John Ortberg Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/john-ortberg-jr-32708_gratitude_gratitude-is-not-something-we-give-to-go_2240801.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gratitude-gift/#itemlist", "name": "Gratitude Gift Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Life wants you to have gratitude for the gift of living. 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