Christian Thanksgiving Quotes

How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things?

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Littles, Little Things, Thanksgiving Christian

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). “Life Together”, p.17, SCM Press

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Houses of Congress have . . . requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God.

George Washington

Thanksgiving, God, Prayer

George Washington (1837). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. V. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses”, p.119

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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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Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of a complaint.

Henri Nouwen

Gratitude, Hurt, Grateful

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

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We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Gratitude, Giving, Thankfulness

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). “Life Together”, p.17, SCM Press

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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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You know that just before that first Thanksgiving dinner there was one wise, old Native American woman saying, Don't feed them. If you feed them, they'll never leave.

Dylan Brody

Thanksgiving, Wise, Native American

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My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.

Rita Rudner

Funny, Thanksgiving, Mother

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On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks that my family is safe and healthy, especially because I realize that, following the tragedies of this year, it is all too real a possibility that they might not have been.

Bobby Jindal

Family, Thanksgiving, Real

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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

William Arthur Ward

Thank You, Thanksgiving, God

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It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.

George Washington

Bible, Thanksgiving, God

Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789

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It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Charles Spurgeon

Positive, Happiness, Being Happy

Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1417, Barbour Publishing

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Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

Melody Beattie

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Fullness Of Life

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An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

Irv Kupcinet

Thanksgiving, Optimistic, Turkeys

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Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.

William Faulkner

Thank You, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

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

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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.

Henry Ward Beecher

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Heart

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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.

Henry Ward Beecher

Life, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

henry ward beecher (1858). “life thoughts,”, p.115

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It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God.

George Washington

Thanksgiving, Presidential, Duty To God

Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789

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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.

Charles Spurgeon

Thanksgiving, Being Happy, Gratitude

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WHEREAS it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint Committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

George Washington

Thanksgiving, Prayer, Grateful

George Washington's first Presidential Thanksgiving Day proclamation, October 3, 1789.

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Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

James Russell Lowell

Good Morning, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

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We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You get more stuffing

George Carlin

Thanksgiving, Sarcastic, Sarcasm

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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

O. Henry

Thanksgiving, One Day, Biscuits

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Thanksgiving, when the Indians said, "Well, this has been fun, but we know you have a long voyage back to England".

Jay Leno

Thanksgiving, Fun, Long

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

Thomas Merton

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Grateful

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

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