Thanksgiving Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old thanksgiving quotes, thanksgiving sayings, and thanksgiving proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land. Jon Stewart
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W.T. Purkiser
Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim-created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour. Augusten Burroughs
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
When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup. Sam Lefkowitz
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust
Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness. Robert Casper Lintner
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
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. Willie Nelson
Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. Margaret Cousins
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. Dalai Lama
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. Frank W. Clark
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. W. Clement Stone
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. William Blake
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
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
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
Thanksgiving like contentment is a learned attribute. The person who hasn't learned to be content lives with the delusion he deserves more or something better. Robert Flatt
Thankfulness creates gratitude, which generates contentment that causes peace. Todd Stocker
The funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it, then go home and cook, chop, braise, and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and everybody lies around sort of in a sugar coma, and then it takes four hours to clean it up. Ted Allen
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle