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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 how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.

Henry David Thoreau

Thanksgiving, Running, Thinking

Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Familiar Letters (Annotated Edition)”, p.228, Jazzybee Verlag

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My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.

Phyllis Diller

Thanksgiving, Fun, Kids

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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.

William Arthur Ward

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Thankfulness

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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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How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.

John Templeton

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Children

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

Irv Kupcinet

Thanksgiving, Optimistic, Turkeys

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Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving," and the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy tell us that, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

W. T. Purkiser

Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Thanksgiving, Mean, Opportunity

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Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

Conrad Gessner

Thank You, Thanksgiving, Song

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Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.

Joseph Auslander

Thanksgiving, Heart, Men

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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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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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If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

W. Clement Stone

Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.

Jon Stewart

Funny, Thanksgiving, Holiday

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The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.

Rebecca Harding Davis

Earth, Sun, Thanksgiving Inspirational

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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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Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.

Jim Davis

Thanksgiving, Food, Zucchini

Jim Davis (2012). “Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His 6th Book”, p.4, Ballantine Group

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If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

Frank A. Clark

Motivational, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

Erma Bombeck

Thanksgiving, Sports, Football

"On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes". Book by Paula Munier, p. 67, September 1, 2004.

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The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

William Blake

Happiness, Thank You, Thanksgiving

William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.133, Pearson Education

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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.

Victor Hugo

Thanksgiving, Prayer, Wings

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