Thanks Giving Day Quotes
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Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty. (Quote by - Michael Dresser)
For what I give, not what I take, For battle, not for victory, My prayer of thanks I make. (Quote by - Odell Shepard)
Ah! on Thanksgiving day.... When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more, And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before. What moistens the lips and what brightens the eye? What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie? (Quote by - John Greenleaf Whittier)
For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee! (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear; But, grateful, take the good I find, The best of now and here. (Quote by - John Greenleaf Whittier)
What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? (Quote by - Erma Bombeck)
An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. (Quote by - Irv Kupcinet)
Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (Quote by - Apostle Paul - 1 Timothy 2:1, 2)
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. (Quote by - W.J. Cameron)
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities. (Quote by - Hare)
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. (Quote by - Hebrews 13:15)
Thou hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, - a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise. (Quote by - George Herbert)
Thanksgiving like contentment is a learned attribute. The person who hasn't learned to be content we will not be thankful for he lives with the delusion he deserves more or something better. (Quote by - Robert Flatt)
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! (Quote by - Henry Ward Beecher)
The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts… nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. (Quote by - H. W. Westermayer)
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. (Quote by - Charles Haddon Spurgeon)
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. (Quote by - Psalm 150:6)
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. (Quote by - William Arthur Ward)
Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. (Quote by - Estonian proverb)
This is the finest measure of thanksgiving: a thankfulness that springs from love. (Quote by - William C. Skeath)
Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night. (Quote by - Irving Berlin)
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. (Quote by - Konrad von Gesner)
And though I ebb in worth, I'll flow in thanks. (Quote by - John Taylor)
Gratitude is not a spiritual or moral dessert which we may take or push away according to the whims of the moment, and in either case without material consequences. Gratitude is the very bread and meat of spiritual and moral health, individually and collectively. What was the seed of disintegration that corrupted the heart of the ancient world beyond the point of divine remedy...? What was it but ingratitude? (Quote by - Noel Smith)
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. (Quote by - Jeremy Taylor)
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. (Quote by - Frank A. Clark)
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. (Quote by - Ambrose of Milan)
It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it. (Quote by - Alistair Cooke)
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. (Quote by - Cicero)
Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but ingratitude is the worst of vices. (Quote by - Thomas Fuller)
It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the institution seems to be thankful 'in general.' It's very strange. It's a little like being married in general. (Quote by - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.)
For, after all, put it as we may to ourselves, we are all of us from birth to death guests at a table which we did not spread. The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.... Shall we think of the day as a chance to come nearer to our Host, and to find out something of Him who has fed us so long? (Quote by - Rebecca Harding Davis)
One distinguishing mark of an unregenerate man is ingratitude. (Quote by - E. J. Conrad)
Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude! (Quote by - Henry Ward Beecher)
Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
And let these altars, wreathed with flowers And piled with fruits, awake again Thanksgivings for the golden hours, The early and the latter rain! (Quote by - John Greenleaf Whittier)
On Thanksgiving Day, we acknowledge our dependence. (Quote by - William Jennings Bryan)
We give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. (Quote by - Ritual Chant)
Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road. (Quote by - John Henry Jowett)
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)
Forever on Thanksgiving Day The heart will find the pathway home. (Quote by - Wilbur D. Nesbit)
Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year. (Quote by - P. J. O'Rourke)
Thanksgiving-day, I fear, If one the solemn truth must touch, Is celebrated, not so much To thank the Lord for blessing o'er, As for the sake of getting more! (Quote by - Will Carleton)
Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving. (Quote by - Joseph Auslander)
Our rural ancestors, with little blest, patient of labor when the end was rest, indulged the day that housed their annual grain, with feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain. (Quote by - Alexander Pope)
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (Quote by - Apostle Paul)
The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long. (Quote by - Warren Wiersbe)
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. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. (Quote by - Melody Beattie)
If I have enjoyed the hospitality of the Host of this universe, Who daily spreads a table in my sight, surely I cannot do less than acknowledge my dependence. (Quote by - G.A. Johnston Ross)
To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. (Quote by - Johannes A. Gaertner)
It is delightfully easy to thank God for the grace we ourselves have received, but it requires great grace to thank God always for the grace given to others. (Quote by - James Smith)
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. (Quote by - Charles Dickens)
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. (Quote by - Erma Bombeck)
Some hae meat and canna eat, - And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit. (Quote by - Robert Burns)
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" (Quote by - William A. Ward)
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. (Quote by - Seneca)
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! (Quote by - Henry Ward Beecher)
Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men, but be careful that you do not take the day and leave out the gratitude. (Quote by - E.P. Powell)
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good. (Quote by - Psalm)
Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. (Quote by - Kevin James)
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 … thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people. (Quote by - Sir John Templeton)
I praise God because he not only guides my directions but overrules my mistakes. (Quote by - H. Norman Pell)
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. (Quote by - O. Henry)
Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now. (Quote by - A. W. Tozer)
The very fact that a man is thankful implies Someone to be thankful to. (Quote by - John Baillie)
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. (Quote by - George Whitefield)
That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. (Quote by - Psalm 26:7)
We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction. (Quote by - Harry A. Ironside)
Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends. (Quote by - Courtland Milloy)
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? (Quote by - George Canning)
He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart. (Quote by - J.A. Shedd)
We can always find something to be thankful for, no matter what may be the burden of our wants, or the special subject of our petitions. (Quote by - Albert Barnes)
If we meet someone who owes us thanks, we right away remember that. But how often do we meet someone to whom we owe thanks without remembering that? (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live. (Quote by - Attributed to Jacqueline Winspear)
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
And taught by thee the Church prolongs Her hymns of high thanksgiving still. (Quote by - John Keble)
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. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. (Quote by - Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
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. (Quote by - Theodore Roosevelt)
Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in. (Quote by - Phillips Brooks)
If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to happiness and all perfection, he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you. For it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you turn it into a blessing. (Quote by - William Law)
So once in every year we throng Upon a day apart, To praise the Lord with feast and song In thankfulness of heart. (Quote by - Arthur Guiterman)
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. (Quote by - Aesop)
Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for - annually, not oftener - if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians, during the previous twelve months instead of getting exterminated by their neighbors, the Indians. Thanksgiving Day became a habit, for the reason that in the course of time, as the years drifted on, it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual and was all on the white man's side, consequently on the Lord's side; hence it was proper to thank the Lord for it and extend the usual annual compliments. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. (Quote by - Thornton Wilder)
To hear someone say 'Happy Turkey Day' makes me sad because they have nothing to be thankful for and no one to whom to be thankful. (Quote by - Robert Flatt)
Heap high the board with plenteous cheer and gather to the feast, And toast the sturdy Pilgrim band whose courage never ceased. (Quote by - Alice W. Brotherton)
Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life... a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the beauty of seedtime and harvest, the ripe product of the year - and the deep, deep connection of all these things with God. (Quote by - Ray Stannard Baker)
Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness. (Quote by - Robert Casper Lintner)
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, thank you, that would suffice. (Quote by - Meister Eckhart)
If you count all your assets, you always show a profit. (Quote by - Robert Quillen)
God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. (Quote by - Izaak Walton)
It is literally true, as the thankless say, that they have nothing to be thankful for. He who sits by the fire, thankless for the fire, is just as if he had no fire. Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient. But a thankful heart hath a continual feast. (Quote by - W.J. Cameron)
For hearts that are kindly, with virtue and peace, and not seeking blindly a hoard to increase; for those who are grieving o'er life's sordid plan; for souls still believing in heaven and man; for homes that are lowly with love at the board; for things that are holy, I thank thee, O Lord! (Quote by - Walt Mason)
Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings. (Quote by - J. Robert Moskin)
Lord, 'tis Thy plenty-dropping hand That soils my land, And giv'st me for my bushel sowne Twice ten for one. All this, and better, Thou dost send Me, to this end, That I should render, for my part, A thankful heart. (Quote by - Robert Herrick)
A thanksgiving-day hath a double precedency of a fast-day. On a fast-day we eye God's anger; on a thanksgiving-day we look to God's favor. In the former we specially mind our corruptions; in the latter, God's compassions; therefore a fast-day calls for sorrow, a thanksgiving-day for joy. But the Lord's day is the highest thanksgiving day. (Quote by - George Swinnock)
Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey - until Thanksgiving. (Quote by - Mike Connolly)
But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie! (Quote by - Margaret Junkin Preston)
Praise is the best auxiliary to prayer; and he who most bears in mind what has been done for him by God will be most emboldened to supplicate fresh gifts from above. (Quote by - Henry Melville)
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets much as he deserves. (Quote by - Henry Ward Beecher)
Do not get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, For we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time. (Quote by - Galatians)
Once, when my feet were bare, And I had not the means of obtaining shoes I came to the chief of Kufah In a state of much dejection, And saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God And acknowledged his mercies, And endured my want of shoes with patience. (Quote by - Sadi)
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. (Quote by - David - Psalm 57:7 - 9)
Do not fancy, as too many do, that thou canst praise God by singing hymns to Him in church once a week, and disobeying Him all the week long. He asks of thee works as well as words; and more, he asks of thee works first and words after. (Quote by - Charles Kingsley)
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. (Quote by - H. U. Westermayer)
He who receives a good turn should never forget it; he who does one should never remember it. (Quote by - Charron)
Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count past mercies. (Quote by - Charles E. Jefferson)
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. (Quote by - Apostle Paul)
Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. (Quote by - Edward Sandford Martin)
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. (Quote by - W.T. Purkiser)
None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude. Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy. (Quote by - Fred De Witt Van Amburgh)
The funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any huge meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it and then chopping and cooking and braising and blanching. Then it takes 20 minutes to eat it and everybody sort of sits around in a food coma, and then it takes four hours to clean it up. (Quote by - Ted Allen)
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. (Quote by - John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)
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. (Quote by - Johnny Carson)
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. (Quote by - O. Henry)
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him. (Quote by - George R. Hendrick)
Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. (Quote by - Robert Caspar Lintner)
Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving. (Quote by - Charles Lamb)
We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning. (Quote by - Albert Barnes)
