Thank You Sentiments for Personal Cards and Notes

Thank you sentiments can vary in style, voice, and attitude. A thank you note can be funny or sarcastic, personal or formal, poetic or off-the-cuff.

Thank you sentiments can be hand-written on a plain piece of paper, colored in crayons in a blank folded note, created and printed with a computer, or even sent in an e-mail.

The important thing about sending a thank you is that the sentiments are heart-felt and sincerely expressed. And that the note is sent right away!

Here are some quotations to complement your note.

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth

“Your bounty is beyond my speaking;But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you.”-Nicholas Rowe – Jane Shore. Act II. Sc. 1.

“Thou thought’st to help me; and such thanks I giveAs one near death to those that wish him live.”-William Shakespeare-All’s Well That Ends Well.

“For ‘t is always fair weatherWhen good fellows get togetherWith a stein on the table and a good song ringing clear.”-Richard Hovey -- Spring

“There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.” – Ralph H. Blum

“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” – Eileen Caddy

Or, if you’d prefer, we’ve included a number of thank you phrases to jump start your creativity and help you write thank you notes of your own!

Check out more thank you note samples for friends and family members here.


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