Thankful For What You Have Quotes

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  Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

  Melody Beattie

  Inspirational, Life, Change

  Melody Beattie (2013). “Melody Beattie 4 Title Bundle: Codependent No More and 3 Other Best Sellers by Melody Beattie: A collection of four Melody Beattie best sellers”, Hazelden Publishing

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  Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

  Epicurus

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Depression, Thankful, Gratitude

  Marian Wright Edelman (2013). “Guide My Feet”, p.26, Beacon Press

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• Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving," and the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy tell us that, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

  W. T. Purkiser

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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  Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Positive, Thank You, Thanksgiving

  FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Oct 03, 2011

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• Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

  Melody Beattie

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Fullness Of Life

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• Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

  Melody Beattie

  Gratitude, Fullness Of Life, Being Thankful

  Melody Beattie (2003). “The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflections”, Hazelden Publishing

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• Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

  W. T. Purkiser

  Thanksgiving, Thank You, Gratitude

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• 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.

  Ralph Marston

  Love, Inspirational, Thank You

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• Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

  Alphonse Karr

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

  Epicurus

  Being Happy, Thankful, Hope

  Epicurus (1964). “Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill”

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• If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

  W. Clement Stone

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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• Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Thanksgiving, Thankful

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.

  Richard Carlson

  Happiness, Thank You, Thankful

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• Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

  Franz Grillparzer

  Thanksgiving, Being Thankful, Important

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• Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Thankful, Dream, Gratitude

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• Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

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• Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is

  Ernest Hemingway

  Inspirational, Motivational, Thankful

  Ernest Hemingway (2014). “The Hemingway Collection”, p.7266, Simon and Schuster

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• If you can't be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.

  John Wayne

  Being Thankful, Thankfulness, Thankful Gratitude

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• To be content does not mean that you don't desire more, it means you're thankful for what you have and patient for what's to come.

  Tony Gaskins

  Mean, Insperational, Desire

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• If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped.

  Izaak Walton

  Thankful, Expressing Gratitude, Ifs

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