Thank You Quotes

Has somebody gone out of his or her way to do something special for you? Or, has Uncle John sent you a gift and a message in this season of giving which has simply touched your heart? And are you lost for words to express just how much you appreciate the thoughtfulness? Well, why not use thank you quotes from some of the world’s greatest thinkers and writers to express your gratitude? Here are some of the most profound thank you quotes that can be used in e-mails, cards, letters, and perhaps even in a speech, which can be a great way of sincerely saying thank you. To quote Ralph Marston: "Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it."

"I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks." - William Shakespeare

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." - Bernard Meltzer

"I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own." - John Bartlett

"In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"For your thoughtfulness and generosity, from you I have learned much of life's philosophy - Thank you sincerely." - Author Unknown

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." - G.K. Chesterton

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." - Mark Twain

"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment." - Naomi Williams

"I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude." - Benjamin Disraeli

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." - Meister Eckhardt

"Just a "thank you" is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all." - Rosie Cash

"When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree." - Vietnamese Proverb

"Every time we remember to say "thank you", we experience nothing less than heaven on earth." - Sarah Ban Breathnach

"How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a weary world." - William Shakespeare

"How beautiful a day can be
When kindness touches it!" - George Elliston

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire

"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." - Friedrich Nietzsche

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention." - Oscar Wilde

"Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting." - Author Unknown

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart." - Jean Baptiste Massieu

"I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has no bottom." - Author Unknown

"One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind." - Malayan Proverb

"The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake. The five most important words: You did a good job. The four most important words: What is YOUR opinion? The three most important words: If you please. The two most important words: Thank You. The one most important word: We. The least important word: I." - Author Unknown

"I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes." E. E. Cummings