A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent o

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. – Cicero

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It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it. – Alistair Cooke

Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. – Native American Saying

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” – William A. Ward

Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the beauty of seedtime and harvest, the ripe product of the year — and the deep, deep connection of all these things with God. – Ray Stannard Baker (David Grayson)

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