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

thankful

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

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

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

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

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. 3 more wisdom & wit 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

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 quotes from Josh Billings

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

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

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

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 other 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 more sayings from H. L. Mencken

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

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

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

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

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. 12 other wisdom & wit from James Allen

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

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