Quote by O. Henry
There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americ

There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. – O. Henry

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If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. – Meister Eckhart

Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now. – A.W. Tozer

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

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

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