33 Quotes That Will Make You Appreciate the Little Things This Thanksgiving
As the holiday approaches,
our minds often fill with grand plans—the perfectly set table,
the golden turkey, the orchestrated gathering.
But nestled in between these larger moments are the tiny,
unscripted ones that truly fill our souls.
It’s in the steam rising from a morning coffee,
the shared glance across a crowded room,
the familiar comfort of a well-loved recipe.
This year, let’s turn down the volume on the big production
and tune into the gentle whispers of gratitude for the small,
beautiful details that make a life.
Let these quotes guide you to find profound joy
in the perfectly ordinary moments that often go unnoticed.
Quotes
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Robert Brault
“The smallest things can take up the most room in your heart.” — A.A. Milne
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” — Anonymous
“Notice the small things. The rewards are inversely proportional.” — Liz Vassey
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” — Eckhart Tolle
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.” — Ray Bradbury
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” — A.A. Milne
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats
“There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.” — Ralph H. Blum
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder
“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” — John Ortberg
“The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.” — Rumi
“Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.” — Joseph B. Wirthlin
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” — Gerald Good
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” — Henry Ward Beecher
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — G.K. Chesterton
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” — Cynthia Ozick
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust
“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” — Amy Collette
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” — Epictetus
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” — Jean-Baptiste Massieu
“For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.” — Elie Wiesel
“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.” — William James
“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
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” — Henry Ward Beecher
“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” — Tecumseh
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” — Charles Dickens
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy
