Here are some Thanksgiving thoughts from Mark Twain, Albert Schweitzer and Irving Berlin..
“Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for — annually, not oftener — if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians, during the previous twelve months instead of getting exterminated by their neighbors, the Indians. Thanksgiving Day became a habit, for the reason that in the course of time, as the years drifted on, it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual and was all on the white man’s side, consequently on the Lord’s side; hence it was proper to thank the Lord for it and extend the usual annual compliments.” — Mark Twain
“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.” — Albert Schweitzer
“Got no check books, got no banks. Still I’d like to express my thanks – I got the sun in the mornin’ and the moon at night.” — Irving Berlin
More Holiday Quotes:
- Liberty Quotes, Parades and Potato Salad
- Labor Day Quotes and the Virtues of Hooting
- Christmas Quotations with Zing
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