Thursday, November 26, 2015

Thanksgiving quotes

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 is the sign of noble souls.
--Aesop

All that we behold is full of blessings.
--William Wordsworth

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
--William Arthur Ward

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.
--W. Clement Stone

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

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
--Henry David Thoreau

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

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

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
--Izaak Walton

Forever on Thanksgiving Day
The heart will find the pathway home.
--Wilbur D. Nesbit

Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
--Native American Saying


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