Thanksgiving Thanks Quotes - Page 5

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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The funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook,chop,braise and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and everybody lies around sortof in a sugar coma and then it takes 4 hours to clean it up.

Ted Allen

Thanksgiving, Lying, Home

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Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey - until Thanksgiving.

Mike Connolly

Thanksgiving, Vegetarianism, Turkeys

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

Ralph Blum

Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.

Ralph Marston

Friendship, Thank You, Thanksgiving

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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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The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

Dalai Lama

Inspirational, Positive, Thank You

Dalai Lama (1994). “The Path to Enlightenment”, p.105, Shambhala

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After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.

Oscar Wilde

Family, Thanksgiving, Food

1893 Lady Caroline. A Woman of No Importance, act 2.

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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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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy.

Marcel Proust

Thank You, Thankful, Appreciation

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

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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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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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In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.

Elizabeth Gilbert

Thank You, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

Elizabeth Gilbert (2009). “Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything”, p.348, Bloomsbury Publishing

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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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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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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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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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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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Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Eckhart Tolle

Success, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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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 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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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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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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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.

William Arthur Ward

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Thankfulness

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