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

thankful

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

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

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

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

God has two dwellings one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.

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

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.

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.

If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

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

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

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

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

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.

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