Thanksgiving Day Quotes

There are many inspiring Thanksgiving day quotes signifying the importance of this family holiday that is celebrated, not only in America, but also in Canada (second Monday in October), and in the Netherlands (fourth Thursday in November, like the United States).

To start you off, here is a video featuring gratitude quotations to remind us of what being thankful really means.

Thanksgiving Day Quotes

"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."

~Albert Barnes

"Real abundance is found when we join hands with those we love."

~Anonymous

"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 (1813 – 1887)

"Thanksgiving is a time for remembering and appreciating the special people in our lives. Our home is warmed by the love of family and friends."

-~Anonymous

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)

"Thanksgiving is a circle of memories."

~Anonymous

"Who does not thank for little will not thank for much."

~Estonian proverb

"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

"Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse."

~Henry Van Dyke (1852 – 1933)

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