A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues. 感恩不單是美德，更是美德之母。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls. (感恩是精神高尚的標誌。)
do as you would be done by (己所不欲，勿施於人)
we should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received. (自己的好事別去提，別人的恩惠要銘記。 )
落葉在空中盤旋，譜寫着一曲感恩的樂章，那是大樹對滋養它大地的感恩;白雲在蔚藍的天空中飄蕩，繪畫着那一幅幅感人的畫面，那是白雲對哺育它的藍天的感恩。因爲感恩纔會有這個多彩的社會，因爲感恩纔會有真摯的友情。因爲感恩才讓我們懂得了生命的真諦。
in the deciduous circled in the air, composed of a movement of thanksgiving, it was a tree on the earth's thanksgiving nourish it; white clouds in the blue sky around, painting paintings zhao na touching the screen, which is feeding on the white clouds blue sky thanksgiving. thanksgiving is because we have made this colorful community, because thanksgiving will be sincere friendship. thanksgiving because it let us know the true meaning of life.
when we put a small piece of alum into muddy water, we can see the alum can soon make the water clear. if each of us has an attitude of being grateful, we’ll be able to get rid of impulse, upset, dissatisfaction and misfortune. being grateful can bring us a better and more beautiful life.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.培養感恩之心，答謝身邊所有。這樣的話，每一步都會是邁向更佳未來的'一步。
What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? life is the same way. in order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.假設你給別人一份禮物，如果他們忘了感謝你，你還會給予他們其他禮物嗎?人生亦是同一道理。爲了得到更多的福樂，你必須對自己所擁有的感恩。
Filial to great, almost elders; elders to, almost to the world a great. -- Mencius孝子之至，莫大乎尊親;尊親之至，莫大乎以天下養。 ——孟子
Draft does not forget to dig well, predecessors trees descendants cool.吃水不忘挖井人，前人栽樹後人乘涼。
Ungrateful people fall into difficulties, can’t be saved. -- the Greek proverb忘恩的人落在困難之中，是不能得救的。——希臘諺語
Raising a child is known mother hard, and we know Xie Niangen. -- Japanese proverb養兒方知娘艱辛，養女方知謝娘恩。——日本諺語
Not alone, not know Chai Migui; raising children, not reported Tu mother. -- Chinese Proverbs不當家，不知柴米貴;不養兒，不知報母恩。——中國諺語
Ignorant people wanted to do a bit of good, but evil without light; a small magpie drew ’s feathers, thought to repay the upbringing of the Tu. -- Tibetan proverb無知的人本想做點好事，結果卻害人不輕;小喜鵲拔出媽媽的羽毛，還以爲報答了養育之恩。——藏族諺語
Thank virtue is the most modest, devoid of gratitude is the most bad habit. -- British proverb感謝是美德中最微小的，忘恩負義是惡習中最不好的。——英國諺語
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindnereceived. Thankfulneis the natural impulse to exprethat feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” — Henry Van Dyke
"謝意是受到恩惠後的內心感覺，感恩是渴望表達這感覺的自然反應，感恩節就是爲這反應要生的。”
“Thankfulneis the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulnemay consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” — Henri Frederic Amiel
"感恩始於感謝之心，謝意正好完成了感恩。感恩也許只是一堆言語文字，感謝卻要以行動去表逹。”
It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.
令你感恩的，不是你口袋裡的，而是在你心中的。
爲何要感恩?
“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.” — Albert Schweitzer
"學習感恩即是要明白沒有東西是理所當然的，經常尋求和重視行動的背後。沒有東西是奉旨的，一切都源於爲你好。必須訓練自己不要延遲表達謝意。”
“To live a life of gratitude is to open our eyes to the countleways in which we are supported by the world around us. Such a life provides lespace for our suffering because our attention is more balanced. We are more often occupied with noticing what we are given, thanking those who have helped us, and repaying the world in some concrete way for what we are receiving.” — Gregg Krech
"感恩之心有無數的方法打開我們的眼睛，讓我們看清周圍的世界是多麼支持我們的。感恩的生活容不下痛楚，因爲我們的注意力會集中在我們所擁有的，感謝身邊幫忙過我們的人，並以實際行動回潰”
不懂感恩的後果?“If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” — Frank A. Clark
"如果一個傢伙不爲所擁有的感恩，他不可能會爲自己將來所擁有的感恩。”
“You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.” — Viki King
"若你對現在擁有的不感到高興，你將不會因爲得到更多而感到快樂。”
不幸的人如何感恩?
“I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God.” — Helen Keller
"我感激上帝賜我殘缺。透過傷殘，我找到自己、我的工作、我的主宰。”— 海倫凱勒
Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some temporary failure in a particular direction. When one door closes, another always opens.
困難是好景的機遇，是重任的墊腳石。也許有一天你會感謝一些暫時性的錯敗，當一扇門關閉時，一定會有另一扇門打開。
“One of life’s gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness.” — J. Robert Moskin
"生命賦予我們每個人能力，無論多麼疲倦或被踐踏過，我們都可以找到感恩的理由。”
once president roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were ing this, one of roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his heart so much. president roosevelt wrote back immediately, saying,”dear friend, thank you for your letter to comfort me. i’m all right now. i think i should thank god. this is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief…”
把一小塊明礬放入混沌的水中，我們發現，水很快就澄清了。如果人人都有一顆感恩的心，就能沉澱許多的浮躁和不安，消融許多的不滿和不幸。感恩能讓我們的生活變得更加美好。