Thank you quotes to turn gratitude into memorable messages.

Appreciation thank you quotes that give you unique ways to say “thanks.”

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Thank you quotes by history’s best weavers of words.

Thankfulness is a strong emotion. It wells up inside and leaves us with a potent mix of humility, wonder, and delight.

What use is feeling thankful, though, if we don’t express it? As author William Arthur Ward said, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

The best thank you quotes (like the one above) send gratitude in a memorable and meaningful way. History’s greatest artists, thinkers, leaders, and personalities left us with thank you quotes that perfectly describe that feeling of gratitude when we most want to express it.

Use your favorite thank you quotes in personalized cards, collages, letters, and more. It’s easy to make it all with Adobe Express—no experience required.

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Appreciation Thank You Quotes

Thank You for Being You Quotes

Thank You Quotes for Friends

Thank You Quotes for Coworkers, Bosses, and Teams

Famous Thank You Quotes

Appreciation thank you quotes for specific moments of gratitude.

When you receive help in a moment of need or someone does something kind for you, gratitude rises like a tide. You’re washed over with a desire to express your thanks.

You might blurt “thank you” out in the moment, but sometimes, that’s not enough. When you want to send a thank you quote that digs deeper into thankfulness, these appreciation thank you quotes are perfect.

Choose your favorites and think about how to send these quotes. Creative ideas are just a click away in Adobe Express. You can get started with templates for things like cards, posters, or collages, or make something of your own—no experience required.

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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
G. K. Chesterton
Let us awaken and feel alive with joy and appreciation for the gift of this life.”
Brendon Burchard
It’s a funny thing about life: once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
Germany Kent
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”
Dr. Maya Angelou
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
Epictetus
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
The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”
Douglas Wood
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Thank you for being you quotes for the “just because” moments.

There are times when thanks swell in your heart for no reason other than the company of someone you care for. You’re sitting in a café with a friend, or on the phone with your mom, and they say something that leaves you thinking how thankful you are to know them.

These are your opportunities to share “thank you for being you” quotes. History’s greats gave us a legacy of thank you quotes that describe the indescribable: the influence of the most important people in our lives.

Which quotes below instantly make you think of the people you’re grateful for? Take a moment to imagine how you could share those quotes with them—in cards, collages, banners, and more. Then, with the help of Adobe Express, you can make something in a matter of minutes.

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We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
Thorton Wilder
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
Marcel Proust
I appreciate you more because of the road I’ve traveled. My story brought me to you and I wouldn’t revise a word of my past if it led me anywhere but to your door.”
Aaron Polson
You changed my life without even trying, and I don’t think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. I can’t imagine what things would be like if I hadn’t met you.”
Steve Maraboli
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Thank you quotes for friends and for friendship.

Just like we choose our friends, they choose us. Friendship is a constant exchange of give and receive, and there are times when feelings of thankfulness engulf us.

The way we talk to friends is different from how we talk to family or colleagues, and the way we thank them is, too. For starters, the mediums we use to thank friends are different. You’re more inclined to send your friends a social media graphic or surprise them with a personalized banner hanging at the bar than to send them a card via snail mail.

Choose the thank you quotes that make you think of your friends, then imagine how you can share with them in fun ways that make your messages of thanks all the more memorable.

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Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
Helen Keller
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which gives value to survival.”
C.S. Lewis
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thank you quotes for coworkers, bosses, and teams.

Work relationships are in a class of their own. We make friends at work, yet those friendships are different than those we make elsewhere. They have subtle barriers, and they can be surprisingly ephemeral when someone changes jobs or departments.

We have mentors, supervisors, and people we look up to at work, too. These relationships create unique situations that require unique messages of thanks.

Finding the right thank you quotes for coworkers, bosses, and teams requires special thought. It means knowing your audience, perhaps better than you really do.

This list holds gems of thank you quotes for employees, thank you boss quotes, and thank you team quotes. Choose your favorites and you can easily make cards or even a thank you banner or poster for someone at the office. With Adobe Express, there’s no experience required.

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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Dr. Maya Angelou
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
If everyone is moving forward, then success takes care of itself.”
Henry Ford
None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.”
Mother Teresa
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Famous thank you quotes to teach and inspire thankfulness.

If you walked past a poster at the office every day that said, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them,” how would it impact your mood? How would you look at work differently, or treat colleagues with that message in the back of your mind?

History’s philosophers, artists, politicians, and personalities have reflected on giving thanks and left us with compelling quotes. These nuggets of wisdom ring true for everyone who happens upon them.

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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
Voltaire
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”
Dalai Lama
Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.”
Northrup Christiane
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
Robert Brault
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
Charles Dickens
No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.”
James Allen
If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
Meister Eckhart
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
If you fail to carry around with you a heart of gratitude for the love you’ve been so freely given, it is easy for you not to love others as you should.”
Paul David Tripp
The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.”
Hannah Whitall Smith
Gratitude bestows reverence… changing forever how we experience life and the world.”
John Milton
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”
Napolean Hill
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret.”
Mary Kay Ash
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary.”
Margaret Cousins
Change your expectation for appreciation and the world changes instantly.”
Tony Robbins
When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.”
Vietnamese proverb
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.”
William Makepeace Thackery
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”
Elbert Hubbard
Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours.”
Marty Rubin
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.”
Tecumseh
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”
William Jones
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
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Tips to make thank you quotes feel even more genuine.

Thank you quotes are memorable, inspiring, and meaningful. Since they’re quotes, though, they don’t give thanks in your own words. How do you use thank you quotes and make them feel genuine?

These best practices put thank you quotes to good use while personalizing your thanks in a thoughtful way:

  • Be specific. Tailor your message with added text from you. You can even use a thank you quote as inspiration and remix it (replacing words with your own take) to make it specific to the person you’re thanking.
  • Express emotion. What feeling is driving you to send thanks?
  • Share the impact. What else has happened because of the act you’re thanking someone for?
  • Be timely. Send thanks right away.
  • Consider the source. If the person behind a thank you quote is a figure you admire, all the better.

Exercise: How do you make giving thanks a habit?

If you want to use thank you quotes more often, practice thankfulness as a habit.

Here’s how to easily integrate this practice and mindset into your life:

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Start a gratitude journal. This can be a notepad you save on your phone, too.
Set reminders to review your journal. These should be frequent (at least once a week) so you can send thanks in a timely manner.
Revisit this list often. When you scroll through, are there specific people that quotes make you think of?
Send thanks in every imaginable medium. Depending whether someone spends more time on social media, or on their phone, or at the office, you can use thank you quotes on cards, banners, posters, and more—however the receiver can appreciate the message.

Adobe Express can help.

Adobe Express has templates and customization tools to put your favorite thank you quotes to work. If you want to use thank you quotes in cards, letters, posters, banners, collages, or other creative projects, Adobe Express makes it as simple as picking a template and personalizing it, or making your own idea with easy-to-use tools. Whatever message you want to transmit, Adobe Express brings it to life, no experience required.

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