Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes

• 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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• 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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• Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

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• 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, Thanksgiving

  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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  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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• Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Happiness, Thanksgiving

  Charles Dickens (1839). “Sketches by Boz”, p.172

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• Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

  Melody Beattie

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Fullness Of Life

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

  Melody Beattie

  Happiness, Thanksgiving, Thank You

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

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• Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.

  Kevin James

  Funny, Thanksgiving, Good Day

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

  Maya Angelou

  Birthday, Inspiring, Thanksgiving

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Nov 29, 2013

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

  Irv Kupcinet

  Thanksgiving, Optimistic, Turkeys

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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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• 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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• Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

  Seneca the Younger

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Appreciation

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• 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!

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.66

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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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• Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.

  William Arthur Ward

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Thankfulness

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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, For everything Thy goodness sends.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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• Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.

  Johnny Carson

  Thanksgiving, Holiday, Emotional

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• He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

  Epictetus

  Positive, Happiness, Thank You

  Epictetus (2012). “Enchiridion”, p.48, Courier Corporation

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• There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

  O. Henry

  Thanksgiving, Home, Self

  O. Henry, John Hollander, Miles Hyman (2005). “O. Henry”, p.36, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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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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