Thanksgiving And Love

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

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

Thanksgiving is the day

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Thanksgiving is the day when you turn to another family member and say, ‘How long has Mom been drinking like this?’ My Mom, after six Bloody Marys looks at the turkey and goes, ‘Here, kitty, kitty.’ David Letterman

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