Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

thankful

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. 57 sayings from Will Rogers

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 quotes from William Blake

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day. 10 more sayings from Isaac Bashevis Singer

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. 12 sayings from James Allen

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. 39 quotes from Robert Louis Stevenson

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. 18 other thoughts from Margaret Mead

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. 58 quotes from Thomas Carlyle

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks. 45 more quotes from Thomas Fuller

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. 3 other quotes from Alfred Russel Wallace

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 quotes from Storm Jameson

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 quotes from Franz Grillparzer

Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive. 2 views from Edward Everett

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors. 42 thoughts from Josh Billings

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. 52 wisdom & wit from Gilbert K. Chesterton

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. 2 more quotes from William Bennett

God has two dwellings one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. 4 quotes from Izaak Walton

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. 60 quotes from H. L. Mencken

I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people. 9 quotes from Elizabeth I

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything. 8 sayings from Charles Kuralt

If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful. 6 thoughts from Helen Hunt Jackson