100+ Thanksgiving Quotes to Express Your Gratitude

Thanksgiving Quotes: Expressing Gratitude and Celebrating Togetherness

Introduction

Thanksgiving, a cherished tradition, is a time to reflect on our blessings and express gratitude for the abundance in our lives. Whether it’s the love of family, the joy of friends, or the simple pleasures that each day brings, Thanksgiving offers a moment to pause and give thanks. Throughout history, many have put their feelings about this holiday into words, capturing the essence of gratitude, the importance of family, and the profound beauty of giving thanks. As we gather around the table, these quotes serve as a reminder of the true meaning of Thanksgiving and the power of gratitude.

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100+ Thanksgiving Quotes

1. “Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
2. “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” – W.J. Cameron
3. “Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” – Psalm 95:2
4. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” – Oprah Winfrey
5. “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
6. “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
7. “Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.” – Catherine Pulsifer
8. “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton
9. “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” – Oscar Wilde
10. “Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” – Amy Leigh Mercree
11. “What if, today, we were grateful for everything?” – Charlie Brown
12. “Gratitude is the heart’s memory.” – French Proverb
13. “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are.” – Joyce Giraud
14. “Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.” – Amy Grant
15. “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” – William Blake
16. “Forever on Thanksgiving Day, the heart will find the pathway home.” – Wilbur D. Nesbit
17. “Thanksgiving is America’s favorite diet-breaking day. Let’s eat and remember to give thanks.”
18. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” – Neal A. Maxwell
19. “Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.” – Native American Saying
20. “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” – Dalai Lama
21. “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.” – Ray Stannard Baker
22. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
23. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau
24. “There is always, always something to be thankful for.”
25. “Thanksgiving is the meal we aspire for other meals to resemble.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
26. “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
27. “Thanksgiving: Bringing out the best in family dysfunction since 1863.”
28. “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” – W. Clement Stone
29. “At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I’m grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial… like being thankful for my Louboutins.” – Christie Brinkley
30. “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” – Maya Angelou
31. “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
32. “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” – Meister Eckhart
33. “Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.” – Robert Caspar Lintner
34. “If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it’s really like making a large chicken.” – Ina Garten
35. “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder
36. “Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.”
37. “Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens
38. “Thanksgiving — when the people who are the most thankful are the ones who didn’t have to cook.”
39. “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.” – Johnny Carson
40. “An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” – Irv Kupcinet
41. “The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” – Henry Ward Beecher
42. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
43. “Thanksgiving is a time to share, to love, and to reflect on the things that matter most.”
44. “There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.” – O. Henry
45. “Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.” – Melody Beattie
46. “The more we express thanks, the more gratitude we feel. The more gratitude we feel, the more we express thanks. It’s circular, and it leads to a happier life.” – Steve Goodier
47. “Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ.” – John Clayton
48. “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
49. “I am grateful for the heart that beats within my chest, for the family that fills my life, and for the love that makes life worth living.”
50. “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” – William Faulkner
51. “Thanksgiving is more than feasting, pilgrims. It is a time to reflect upon the lessons we learned through the year, and the happiness we spread around.”
52. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein
53. “Let our lives be full of both thanks and giving.”
54. “To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go.” – Victor Hugo
55. “Thanksgiving is a celebration of the heart, filled with gratitude and appreciation.”
56. “Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.” – Lawrence Welk
57. “Eat, drink, and be thankful.”
58. “Thanksgiving is the meal we aspire for other meals to resemble.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
59. “We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy
60. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson
61. “Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.” – William Shakespeare
62. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” – Melody Beattie
63. “Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” – Margaret Cousins
64. “Thanksgiving is a time to look back on the year and remember the many times God has protected and guided us.”
65. “When you love what you have, you have everything you need.”
66. “He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart.” – J.A. Shedd
67. “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 A. Clark
68. “Thanksgiving is a time to remember our blessings and make good cheer with all those who are so dear.”
69. “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.” – J. Robert Moskin
70. “Thanksgiving: Gratitude you feel when the relatives leave.”
71. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous
72. “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser
73. “Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.” – Franz Grillparzer
74. “The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” – James E. Faust
75. “Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.” – Rumi
76. “Thanksgiving is a season of gratitude, a time to reflect on the blessings of life and the joys of family and friendship.”
77. “Thanksgiving is a time to focus on the good, to appreciate the moments that have shaped our year and look forward to the promise of tomorrow.”
78. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
79. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
80. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
81. “The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
82. “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
83. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” – Neal A. Maxwell
84. “Thanksgiving is a time to remember, a time to reflect, and a time to give thanks.”
85. “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
86. “Thanksgiving is the holiday that encompasses all others. All of them, from Martin Luther King Day to Arbor Day to Christmas to Valentine’s Day, are in one way or another about being thankful.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
87. “Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” – Kevin James
88. “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” – Johannes A. Gaertner
89. “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” – Maya Angelou
90. “Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all our blessings and to express our gratitude to those who enrich our lives.”
91. “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
92. “Thanksgiving, for me, is a time of reflection, gratitude, and joy. It’s a time to gather with family and friends to appreciate each other and the good things in our lives.”
93. “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” – Douglas Wood
94. “I am thankful for the mess after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.” – Nancie J. Carmody
95. “The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” – Norman Vincent Peale
96. “Life is full of give and take. Give thanks and take nothing for granted.”
97. “Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It’s the quickest, easiest most powerful way to effect change in your life — this I know for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey
98. “Thanksgiving is a time to share, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life.” – Danielle Duckery
99. “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are.” – Joyce Giraud
100. “Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
101. “At the heart of every family tradition is a meaningful experience.”

Conclusion

Thanksgiving is a time of reflection, gratitude, and celebration. As we gather around the table with loved ones, let us remember the true essence of this holiday. These quotes serve as beautiful reminders to be thankful for the blessings in our lives and the joy of togetherness. May we always carry the spirit of Thanksgiving in our hearts, not just on this special day but every day.