We’re a mere couple weeks away from Thanksgiving…and in the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to forget the reason for the season.
If you’ve just been on overdrive these last few weeks, take a moment and enjoy these gratitude quotes, pulled from a few famous authors and books. Use them on your Thanksgiving table or hang them on your wall as a reminder to be thankful for what you have, what you’ve learned and every little experience that has brought you here.
10 Literary Quotes about Gratitude
After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody…even one’s own relations.
–Oscar Wilde
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual…my wealth is not possession, but enjoyment.
–Henry David Thoreau
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
–W.T. Purkiser
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.
–Alphonse Karr
–Roy T. Bennett
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
–Maya Angelou
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.
–Neal A. Maxwell
Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want.
–Steve Maraboli
Looking for a new book to read? Check in every Friday for a “Bee Happy” post, where I share reviews of books I’ve read or other book-themed lists.