Inspirational Thanksgiving

What we’re really talking

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What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? Erma Bombeck

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen

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Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. Erma Bombeck

He is a wise

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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus

I would rather be

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I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. Elbert Hubbard

God is glorified, not

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God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings. Edwin Percy Whipple

We tend to forget

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We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Friedrich Koenig

If a fellow isn\’t

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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

The roots of all

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The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. Dalai Lama

Best of all is

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Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song. Conrad Gessner

You say, ‘If I

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You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. Charles Spurgeon