Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

thankful

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

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

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

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. 2 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

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

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 more quotes from Elizabeth I

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 other thoughts from H. L. Mencken

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

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. 57 other wisdom & wit from Will Rogers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks. 45 thoughts from Thomas Fuller

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. 3 more 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 sayings 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