Taken For Granted Quotes are heartfelt reminders of the importance of appreciation and awareness in our lives. They point out the subtle ways people may overlook your efforts, or how you may inadvertently underestimate theirs. These quotes encourage you to value genuine relationships, recognize your worth, and set boundaries when necessary.
Whether you’ve ever felt ignored or want to avoid repeating the cycle, these words help you consider who and what deserves your energy. Let them lead you to greater gratitude and more meaningful relationships.
1. “Don’t take anything for granted” – Benjamin Franklin
2. “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude” – Cynthia Ozick
3. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough” – Aesop
4. “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with” – Wayne Dyer
5. “You teach people how to treat you” – Oprah Winfrey
6. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well” – Voltaire
7. “Too many people take advantage of the loyal” – Joe Budden
8. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time” – Maya Angelou
9. “People only value you when they need you” – Confucius
10. “A lack of appreciation can kill even the strongest of relationships” – Tony Gaskins
11. “Respect yourself and others will respect you” – Confucius
12. “Sometimes we take people for granted because we expect them to be there always” – Paulo Coelho
13. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life” – Melody Beattie
14. “Sometimes silence is better than unnecessary drama” – Jordan Peterson
15. “Be loyal to those who are loyal to you” – Harvey Specter
16. “It’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy” – Unknown
17. “What you allow is what will continue” – Tony Gaskins
18. “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option” – Mark Twain
19. “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference” – Elie Wiesel
20. “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty” – Doris Day
21. “Where there is appreciation, there is gratitude” – Meister Eckhart
22. “Sometimes the person you’d take a bullet for ends up being the one behind the gun” – Tupac Shakur
23. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” – Eleanor Roosevelt
24. “People mistake kindness for weakness” – Al Capone
25. “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved” – George MacDonald
26. “Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have” – Roy T. Bennett
27. “Ingratitude is the daughter of pride” – Miguel de Cervantes
28. “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” – Joni Mitchell
29. “Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them” – Alanis Morissette
30. “Never beg for love, affection, or attention” – Will Smith
31. “What you do not value, you lose” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
32. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others” – Cicero
33. “Never take someone’s kindness for weakness” – Sonya Parker
34. “Sometimes you have to walk away to see who will follow” – Donna Brazile
35. “Not everything you lose is a loss” – William Shakespeare
36. “Being overlooked is one of the greatest forms of rejection” – Henry Cloud
37. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” – Buddha
38. “When you stop giving, they start noticing” – Malcolm X
39. “It is better to be alone than in bad company” – George Washington
40. “Never allow someone to treat you like you are ordinary” – Oscar Wilde
41. “Don’t take anything personally” – Don Miguel Ruiz
42. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line” – Lucille Ball
43. “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” – Mark Twain
44. “Some people are blessings; others are lessons” – Mother Teresa
45. “You deserve to be with someone who adores you” – Marilyn Monroe
46. “The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them” – George Bernard Shaw
47. “Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places” – Paulo Coelho
48. “Don’t let anyone make you feel like you’re not enough” – Taylor Swift
49. “Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth” – Zig Ziglar
50. “People see your worth when you stop giving discounts” – Unknown
51. “The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what others think” – David Icke
52. “The more one judges, the less one loves” – Honoré de Balzac
53. “One of the sincerest forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say” – Bryant H. McGill
54. “Don’t stay where you’re tolerated; go where you’re appreciated” – Paul F. Davis
55. “Never chase love, affection, or attention” – Charles Bukowski
56. “People take advantage of those who care too much” – Steve Maraboli
57. “You deserve exactly what you settle for” – Marie Forleo
58. “The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others” – Sonya Friedman
59. “Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option” – Maya Angelou
60. “Sometimes letting go is an act of far greater power than hanging on” – Eckhart Tolle
61. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more” – Oprah Winfrey
62. “If someone doesn’t appreciate your presence, make them appreciate your absence” – Unknown
63. “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner” – Lao Tzu
64. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission” – Mahatma Gandhi
65. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway” – Eleanor Roosevelt
66. “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary” – Oscar Wilde
67. “People learn how to treat you based on what you accept from them” – Anna Taylor
68. “You can be the whole package and still be delivered to the wrong address” – Unknown
69. “Surround yourself with people who value you” – Booker T. Washington
70. “You are worthy of love, respect, and appreciation” – Brené Brown
71. “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply” – Stephen R. Covey
72. “When respect is no longer served, take yourself off the menu” – Nina Simone
73. “Kindness begins with understanding that we all struggle” – Charles Glassman
74. “Your worth is not measured by someone’s inability to see it” – Jon Gordon
75. “Never let the fear of losing someone stop you from respecting yourself” – Bryant McGill
76. “When people treat you like they don’t care, believe them” – Joel Osteen
77. “He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others” – William Hazlitt
78. “The way you see people is the way you treat them” – Zig Ziglar
79. “Stop crossing oceans for people who won’t jump puddles for you” – Unknown
80. “Unexpressed gratitude is like wrapping a present and not giving it” – William Arthur Ward
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