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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!
Henry Ward Beecher
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Thanksgiving Day is a perfect day to share the love and companionship of family and friends at the Thanksgiving table.
Cheryl Leonard,
Thanksgiving Day Recipes
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
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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
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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.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Aesop
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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.
Albert Barnes
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
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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.
A.W. Tozer
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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 Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
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I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will.
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What I love about Thanksgiving is that it's purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It's really for everybody, and it doesn't matter where you're from.
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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.
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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
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If you made a list of all the things you could be thankful for, the list would undoubtedly be longer than your misfortunes.
Catherine Pulsifer
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I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.
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Every Thanksgiving, we all write down three things we're thankful for and put them in a hat. Then we pass the hat around the dinner table and everyone has to guess who wrote what!
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There are three things that people pick up on the instant they walk into your home on Thanksgiving. They will be able to feel the human energy. They'll smell the food. And they will see, instantly, the table.
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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.
E.P. Powell
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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.
Alexander Pope
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Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.
W.J. Cameron
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I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
Henry David Thoreau
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We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.
Harry Ironside
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There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
Henry Ward Beecher
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The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.
Warren W. Wiersbe
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie
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Careful for nothing, prayerful for everything, thankful for anything.
Dwight L. Moody
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Each day is a gift from God. What you do with it is your gift to Him.
T.D. Jakes
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God wants to see prayers that are filled with genuine praise and thanksgiving for what He has done in the past. He wants our hearts to be filled with awe and gratitude for His blessings. He wants us to set up memorials in our hearts testifying to the provisions He has given us.
Michael Youssef
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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
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As you keep your mind and heart focused in the right direction, approaching each day with faith and gratitude, I believe you will be empowered to live life to the fullest and enjoy the abundant life He has promised you!
Victoria Osteen
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Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
Dennis Prager
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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
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Let these Thanksgiving quotes remind you to count your many blessings all year long. If your focus is one of thankfulness rather than one of looking at your troubles your life will be much happier. We all have lots to be grateful for!
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It is when we stop thinking about what we don't have or what we lack, and become grateful for who we are, that we can gain access to true unlimited inspiration.
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Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, and represents food, family and moments of sharing and professing gratitude.
Sarah Moore
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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
Words of Encouragement
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The best of all blessings is to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering.
Pedro Carvalho
Family
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When did you last thank God for someone important in your life, such as your husband, children, family, or friends?
Renee Swope, Encouragement for Today: Devotions for Everyday Living
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Our view of God always comes first, and this is the primary conflict between the secular scientific community and the Christian community. I am not anti-science; I love discovering the greatness of God by learning about the things He has made. And I thankfully give Him the credit for the beauty and design that surrounds me.
Michael Garland, The Lifted Veil: Viewing Your World in the Knowledge of Christ
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In all things give thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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If you want a challenge, just try to get through an entire day without uttering one word of complaint. Develop an attitude of thanksgiving in every situation.
Joyce Meyer, The Power of Being Thankful
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We are blessed in so many ways; many things we take for granted but we should stop and be thankful each and every day.
Catherine Pulsifer
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Practicing gratitude is a very powerful tool to shift your attention on the things you don't have to the things you do have and this alone will make you feel better.
Noelia Aanulds, Happiness: Learn How To Be Happy And Boost Your Life
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Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust
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Praise God even when you don’t understand what He is doing.
Henry Jacobsen
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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, Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
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At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
Albert Schweitzer
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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 Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.
William Faulkner
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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
G.K. Chesterton
There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday.
John Clayton
Diversity
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Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life.
Danielle Duckery
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Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” – Ralph Marston
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