Thanksgiving Quotes - Page 5

• He who thanks but with the lips. Thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving. Comes from the heart.

  John G. Shedd

  Christian, Appreciation, Gratitude

  "The Yale Book of Quotations". Book by Fred R. Shapiro, p. 705, 2006.

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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, God, 4th Of July

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

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• The observance of Thanksgiving Day-as a function-has become general of late years. The Thankfulness is not so general. This is natural. Two-thirds of the nation have always had hard luck and a hard time during the year, and this has a calming effect upon their enthusiasm.

  Mark Twain

  Hard Times, Years, Two

  Mark Twain (2015). “Following the Equator: "A Journey Around the World"”, p.170, eKitap Projesi

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• Our knowledge of God is perfected by gratiitude: we are thankful and rejoice in the experience of the truth that He is love.

  Thomas Merton

  Knowledge Of God, Rejoice, Christian Thanksgiving

  Thomas Merton (2011). “Thoughts In Solitude”, p.46, Macmillan

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• He that enjoys naught without thanksgiving is as though he robbed God.

  Saint John Chrysostom

  Enjoy

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• Numberless marks does man bear in his soul, that he is fallen and estranged from God; but nothing gives a greater proof thereof, than that backwardness, which every one finds within himself, to the duty of praise and thanksgiving.

  George Whitefield

  Men, Soul, Doe

  George Whitefield (1828). “Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith”, p.98

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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, Gratitude, Heart

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

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• Praise God even when you don't understand what He is doing.

  Henry Jacobsen

  Difficult Times, Praise, Turkey Day

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• God gives us our relatives – thank God we can choose our friends.

  Addison Mizner

  Inspirational, Funny, Friendship

  "The Complete Cynic".

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• All across America, we gather this week with the people we love to give thanks to God for the blessings in our lives.

  George W. Bush

  Blessing, America, People

  Bush's Thanksgiving Proclamation, www.foxnews.com. November 25, 2004.

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• Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Blessing, Thankful To God, Thankfulness

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• Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the 'good life' we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Good Life, Women, Grateful

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• Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

  Garrison Keillor

  Thank You, Forgiveness, Thankful

  Garrison Keillor (1990). “Leaving Home”, p.17, Penguin

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• There is one thing which we should have exceedingly clear in our minds. Neither the President of the Church, nor the First Presidency, nor the united voice of the First Presidency and the Twelve will ever condone the use of ReddiWhip on pie.

  Joseph Fielding Smith

  Should Have, Voice, Pie

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• God is pleased with no music below so much as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows and supported orphans; of rejoicing, comforted, and thankful persons.

  Jeremy Taylor

  Inspiring, Music, Christian

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• Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Gratitude, Grateful, Heart

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement”, p.91, tredition

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• If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

  Wilson Mizner

  Motivational, Thankful, Gratitude

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• Its better to pace yourself throughout a big day like Thanksgiving by having something healthful for breakfast and something light for lunch.

  Marilu Henner

  Light, Lunch, Pace

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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

  Home, Self, One Day

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

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• So once in every year we throng Upon a day apart, to praise the Lord with feast and song in thankfulness of heart.

  Arthur Guiterman

  Song, Heart, Years

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• I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Inspirational, Gratitude, Appreciation

  Elbert Hubbard (1916). “The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard”

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• It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?

  David Letterman

  Doe, Ramadan, Feels

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• It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

  Marilu Henner

  New Year, Average, Years

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• Measured by the standards of men of their time, [the Pilgrims] were the humble of the earth. Measured by later accomplishments, they were the mighty. In appearance weak and persecuted they came -- rejected, despised -- an insignificant band; in reality strong and independent, a mighty host of whom the world was not worthy destined to free mankind.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Christian, Strong, Humble

  Calvin Coolidge (2001). “The Price of Freedom: Speeches and Addresses”, p.13, The Minerva Group, Inc.

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• A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.

  Kin Hubbard

  Turkeys, Kitchen, Turkey Day

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