Honestly, I don’t know why I’m fixated on this topic at the moment. I seldom post on the same topic twice in a row, unless the post is specifically identified as a series. For whatever reason, I continue to feel a need to write about gratitude, not so as to take anyone to school, rather, to share with my readers the amazing boomerang effect of expressing gratitude.
Gratitude need not always be a showy display or composed in flowery language. Sometimes, the simple act of paying attention to someone who has requested it of you can be enough. Recently, I’ve asked a number of individuals to assist me by providing quotes for a couple of articles. It has been interesting to me to make note of those who have responded with grace and gratitude, and those who have not. As speaker and presentation coach and friend, Rich Hopkins (@richhopkins) said, ‘It’s one thing to be big-timed by someone who is a big shot, it’s another to be big-timed by someone who thinks he’s a big shot, but who isn’t."
Below are just a few quotes on gratitude that I value. Feel free to pass them on, or add to the list in the comments. Oh, and thank you for your time. I always appreciate your input.
Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.
— Charles E. Jefferson (1860 - 1937))
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
— Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC), ‘Pro Plancio,’ 54 B.C.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
— Jacques Maritain (1882 – 1973), Reflections on America, 1958
It’s a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.
— Roberto Benigni (1952 – ), in Newsweek
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