Thanksgiving Gratitude Quotations

Showing gratitude for what we have and what people have done for us is important, but even moreso on Thanksgiving Day.

These quotes are about showing gratitude and what it means by doing so on Thanksgiving Day.

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

Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count past mercies.
Charles E. Jefferson

Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness.
Robert Casper Lintner

A spirit of ingratitude is he first step towards apostasy.
Ammon S. Kauffman

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie

When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.
Chinese Proverb

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Cynthia Ozick

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

Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for. The more we seek gratitude, the more reason the angels will give us for gratitude and joy to exist in our lives.
Terry Lynn Taylor