In his Oct. 3, 1863 proclamation declaring Thanksgiving a federal holiday, President Abraham Lincoln said it was both “fit and proper” that the U.S. set apart “a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.”
That spirit of Thanksgiving lives on today as people across the U.S. celebrate the holiday that traces its origins to the 1600s when the Pilgrims gathered with their Native American neighbors for a feast.
Here’s are some of the best Thanksgiving quotes and inspiration on thankfulness:
“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
“For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.” - - Storm Jameson
“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” -- Jacques Maritain
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” - - William Arthur Ward
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” -- Henry Ward Beecher
“The men and women in the Armed Forces, that’s what I always think about and what I teach my kids about. We’re getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there’s people that are not with their families.” - - Guy Fieri
“Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.” - - Amy Grant
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” -- William Arthur Ward
“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
“Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another.” - - John Clayton
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus
“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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