Being Thankful Quotes - Page 15

• . . . a basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for. This, of course, is a fact. Thankfulness does tend to reproduce in kind. The attitude of gratitude revitalizes the entire mental process by activating all other attitudes, thus stimulating creativity.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Gratitude, Art, Attitude

  Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

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• No people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with the gratitude to the Giver of good who has blessed us.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Religious

  Theodore Roosevelt (1920). “Roosevelt's Writings: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt”

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• I find you have to take each day as it comes and be thankful for who's left and whatever you can still do.

  George Burns

  Each Day, Stills, Left

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• I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Leadership, Thank You, Teacher

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1922.

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• A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. Only let us be thankful that the darlings are like the beasts of the field, and don't know their own power. They would overcome us entirely if they did.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Women, Opportunity, Likes

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2009). “Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero”, p.55, The Floating Press

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• Smile your best smile at everyone you see. Think about all the things you have to be thankful for... and smile. The world will smile with you.

  Frank Bettger

  Gratitude, Thinking, World

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• Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

  Henry Clay

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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• Many of us rely on our own illusion of control. But when God makes it known to you that you're not the one steering the ship, be thankful. He has removed the illusion, and forced you to rely only on Him.

  Yasmin Mogahed

  Ships, Illusion Of Control, Steering

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• Perhaps you went to bed last night thinking about the overdue bills, the lack of finances, the problematic people and situations you have to face. This morning you woke up. Did you give thanks? If you didn't, it is probably because you forgot that when praise goes up, the blessings come down. That should be enough to inspire you to be thankful.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Morning, Blessing, Night

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from May 07, 2016

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• The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.

  Anthony Trollope

  Use, Way, God Provides

  Anthony Trollope (2016). “Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...”, p.2253, e-artnow (Open Publishing)

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• A teacher can do very little for a pupil and should only be thankful if he don't hinder him, and the greater the master, mostly the less he can say.

  Thomas Eakins

  Teacher, Littles, Pupils

  Henry Adams, Thomas Eakins (2005). “Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist”, p.150, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Hast thou fallen? Do not groan and lament: rather be thankful for the opportunity given thee to rise once more.

  Ivan Panin

  Failure, Opportunity, Given

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• To be thankful for what we grasp exceeding our proportion is to add hypocrisy to injustice.

  Charles Lamb

  Hypocrisy, Add, Injustice

  Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1857). “The Works of Charles Lamb: Complete in One Volume. With a Sketch of His Life, by Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, D.C.L.”, p.390

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• Lose yourself in the far off worlds that are right under your feet. Switch below with above all the way up into infinity. We should be thankful who we are, whether we know ourselves or not.

  John Frusciante

  Feet, World, Who We Are

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• Yossarian decided to change the subject. "Now you're changing the subject." he pointed out diplomatically. "I'll bet I can name two things to be miserable about for every one you can name to be thankful for.

  Joseph Heller

  Names, Two, Miserable

  Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.171, Simon and Schuster

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• Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.

  William Arthur Ward

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Thankfulness

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• If my heart is broken, I should be thankful that I was blessed to have loved but I cannot live that wisely. That's why I cry.

  Nii Parkes

  Blessed, Heart, Broken

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• In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. It is necessary, then, to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Thankful, Appreciation, Gratitude

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• Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, here, my poor man, but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Blessed, Grateful, Exercise

  Swami Vivekananda (1962). “What Religion is: In the Words of Swami Vivekananda”

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• At spare moments in the day, make it a point to contemplate the loss of whatever you value in life. Engaging in such contemplation can produce a dramatic transformation in your outlook on life. It can make you realize, if only for a time, how lucky you are - how much you have to be thankful for, almost regardless of your circumstances.

  William Braxton Irvine

  Gratitude, Loss, Lucky

  "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy". Book by William Braxton Irvine, October 7, 2008.

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• While there are many problems, if one focuses on the bigger picture there are numerous reasons to be thankful for living in a time of remarkable progress and wonderful possibilities for the future.

  John Templeton

  Gratitude, Progress, Problem

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• Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.

  John Templeton

  Gratitude, Grateful, Results

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• Gratitude is most treasured when it is unexpected. When we expect, even demand gratitude, we treat it simply as payment due for some service we rendered and we squeeze any good feeling out of it.

  Michael Josephson

  Gratitude, Feelings, Demand

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• Beauty is also a Gift of God, one of the most rare and precious, and we should be thankful if we are happy enough to possess it and thankful, if we are not, that others possess it for our pleasure.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Enough, Pleasure, Should

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• Friendship is a priceless gift, that cannot be bought or sold. But it's value is far greater than a mountain made of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless, it can neither see nor hear. And in time of trouble, it is powerless to cheer. So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if he sends not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends.

  Natalie

  Friendship, Cheer, True Friend

  "Boarding House Blues". "Compass" with Geraldine Doogue, www.abc.net.au. February 08, 2004.

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