Thanksgiving Quotes

• As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Thank You, Veterans Day

  Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.836, Best Books on

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• I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens . . . to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Father, Heaven, Thursday

  Proclamation, 3 Oct. 1863

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• Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

  Melody Beattie

  Happiness, Thank You, Appreciation

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

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• May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs!

  Grandpa Jones

  Yams, Turkeys, Pie

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• Every day is a day to be thankful. Life's abundance has no limit, and gratitude is what keeps that abundance flowing. In every circumstance there is something for which to be thankful. Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope.

  Ralph Marston

  Gratitude, Being Thankful, Limits

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  If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

  Meister Eckhart

  Inspirational, Life, Thank You

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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

  Thankful, Gratitude, Jobs

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• To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything.

  Thomas Merton

  Gratitude, Grateful, God Love

  Thomas Merton (2011). “Thoughts In Solitude”, p.48, Macmillan

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• No matter what our circumstance, we can find a reason to be thankful.

  David Jeremiah

  Gratitude, Grateful, Being Thankful

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• When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.

  Tecumseh

  Good Morning, Strength, Uplifting

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• A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Gratitude, Art, Law

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

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

  Henry Allen Ironside

  Motivational, Kids, Worry Less

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• There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

  Ralph Blum

  Thank You, Thankful, Gratitude

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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

  Gratitude, Religious, Blessed

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

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• The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.

  Warren W. Wiersbe

  Christian, Long, Reason

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• Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.

  Henri Nouwen

  Thankful, Spiritual, Gratitude

  Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming”, p.85, Image

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  Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

  Marcel Proust

  Friendship, Happiness, Happy

  Marcel Proust (1957). “Pleasures and days: and other writings”

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• For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Song, Sweet, Father

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• We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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

  William Shakespeare

  Happiness, Gratitude, Religious

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

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• We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

  Friedrich Koenig

  Love, Life, Happiness

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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

  Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

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• Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!

  Wayne Dyer

  Gratitude, Grateful, Miracle

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Nov 22, 2012

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• We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

  Cynthia Ozick

  Thank You, Thankful, Education

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

  Willie Nelson

  Thankful, Gratitude, Appreciation

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

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