Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. 

—W.T. Purkiser

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. 

—William Arthur Ward

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. 

—Aesop

I have strong doubts that the first Thanksgiving even remotely resembled the “history” I was told in second grade. But considering that (when it comes to holidays) mainstream America’s traditions tend to be over-eating, shopping, or getting drunk, I suppose it’s a miracle that the concept of giving thanks even surfaces at all. 

—Ellen Orleans

But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; / Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie!

—Margaret Junkin Preston

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. 

—Cicero

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. 

—William Jennings Bryan

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. 

—Thornton Wilder

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! 

—Henry Ward Beecher

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. 

—John Fitzgerald Kennedy

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. 

—Meister Eckhart