Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.
You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
Our rural ancestors, with little blest, Patient of labor when the end was rest, Indulged the day that housed their annual grain, With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain.
There is no Thanksgiving back in the old country where I come from. You know why? Because being thankful is a sin.
I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.
Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all the other virtues.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.
Thanksgiving is the day when you turn to another family member and say, 'How long has Mom been drinking like this?' My Mom, after six Bloody Marys looks at the turkey and goes, 'Here, kitty, kitty.'
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.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
If you count all your assets you always show a profit.
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
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