Here are a few more thoughts that are appropriate for Thanksgiving.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
Marcus T. Cicero
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles Dickens
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
Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.
George Herbert
To stand on one’s legs and prove God’s existence is a very different thing from going down on one’s knees and thanking him.
Soren Kierkegaard
Get down on your knees and thank God you’re still on your feet.
Irish Proverb
A person doesn’t know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it.
Unknown
God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
Izaak Walton
For many Americans the essential aspect of Thanksgiving Day is eating but for others it is cooking. Here are a few thoughts for cooks:
Non-cooks think it’s silly to invest two hours’ work in two minutes’ enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.
Julia Child
Cooking is the kindliest of the arts.
Brillat Savarin
