Thanksgiving Thankful Quotes

• Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.

  Ralph Marston

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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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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• When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

  Willie Nelson

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

  "The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart". Book by Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin, 2006.

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• We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

  Thornton Wilder

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Thornton Wilder (1958). “The Cabala ; The Woman of Andros”

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• 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.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Thankful

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• God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.

  Izaak Walton

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Heart

  Izaak Walton (2013). “The Complete Angler”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

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• Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Grateful

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement”, p.91, tredition

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• Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

  William Arthur Ward

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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• We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Friendship, Thanksgiving, Thank You

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• Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road.

  John Henry Jowett

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Spiritual

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• But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie!

  Margaret Junkin Preston

  Thanksgiving, Sweet, Lying

  Margaret Junkin Preston (1887). “Colonial Ballads, Sonnets, and Other Verse”

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• Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude.

  John Henry Jowett

  Thanksgiving, Thankfulness, Fortitude

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• For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends... Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Appreciation, Gratitude

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• Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road.

  John Henry Jowett

  Thanksgiving, Spiritual, Thankfulness

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• We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.

  Henry Allen Ironside

  Motivational, Thanksgiving, Kids

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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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• 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.

  George Herbert

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

  George Herbert (1850). “Beauties of George Herbert: with Selections from “The Synagogue.””, p.14

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• Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Thanksgiving, Blessing, Thankful To God

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• Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little

  Gautama Buddha

  Thank You, Uplifting, Thankful

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• O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!

  William Shakespeare

  Happiness, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

  1592 Henry of Queen Margaret. Henry VI PartTwo, act1, sc.1, l.19-20.

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• It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the institution seems to be thankful 'in general.' It's very strange. It's a little like being married in general.

  Cornelius Plantinga

  Thanksgiving, Christian, Being Thankful

  Cornelius Plantinga (2001). “Beyond Doubt: Faith-Building Devotions on Questions Christians Ask”, p.52, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• All across America, we gather this week with the people we love to give thanks to God for the blessings in our lives.

  George W. Bush

  Thanksgiving, Blessing, America

  Bush's Thanksgiving Proclamation, www.foxnews.com. November 25, 2004.

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• Think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flames within us.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

  "A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer".

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• And though I ebb in worth, I'll flow in thanks.

  John Taylor

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankfulness

  John Taylor (1872). “Works of John Taylor, the Water-Poet. [Reprints of 21 separately issued pieces.] Edited by C. Hindley. L.P.”

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• At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Friendship, Basketball, Thank You

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