90 Heartfelt Thanksgiving Quotes to Share with Loved Ones

I always look forward to Thanksgiving—it’s one of those special times when we pause and truly appreciate the people and blessings in our lives. I still remember a Thanksgiving dinner a few years ago when my family gathered around the table, each of us sharing something we were thankful for. It was such a simple tradition, but the warmth and love in that moment stayed with me. It reminded me that gratitude, when shared, becomes even more meaningful.

Thanksgiving quotes hold a special place in my heart because they beautifully express what words sometimes can’t. Whether they’re heartfelt, humorous, or reflective, these quotes have a way of bringing people closer. Sharing a thoughtful quote with loved ones is like giving them a little piece of your gratitude. It’s a gentle reminder of the love and connections that make life so rich, and it’s a tradition I cherish every year.

happy thanksgiving quotes

• “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Aesop

• “Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot.” – Hausa Proverb

• “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” – Oprah Winfrey

• “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton

• “The more you practice gratitude, the more you see how much there is to be grateful for.” – Oprah Winfrey

• “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher

• “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire

• “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” – Maya Angelou

• “When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.” – Tecumseh

• “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward

• “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton

• “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi

• “Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” – G.B. Stern

• “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy

• “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

funny thanksgiving quotes

• “I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it.” – Robert Brault

• “Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.” – Melanie White

• “Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving.” – Mike Connolly

• “You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out.” – Jay Leno

• “An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” – Irv Kupcinet

• “I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” – Marcus Samuelsson

• “Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year.” – P. J. O’Rourke

• “I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” – Erma Bombeck

• “Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” – Jim Davis

• “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” – Oscar Wilde

• “My cooking is so bad, my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.” – Phyllis Diller

• “Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” – Kevin James

• “Overeating at Thanksgiving is a case in point. It’s a national tradition.” – Eric Samuel Timm

• “Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.” – Erma Bombeck

• “You know that just before the first Thanksgiving, there was one wise Native American woman saying, ‘Don’t feed them. If you feed them, they’ll never leave.'” – Dylan Brody

family thanksgiving quotes

• “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox

• “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana

• “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton

• “Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.” – Albert Einstein

• “The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.” – Charles Kuralt

• “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa

• “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

• “My family is my life, and everything else comes second as far as what’s important to me.” – Michael Imperioli

• “At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.” – Mark V. Olsen and Will Sheffer

• “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” – Irina Shayk

• “The family is the first essential cell of human society.” – Pope John XXIII

friends thanksgiving quotes

• “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” – Khalil Gibran

• “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell

• “Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” – Mencius

• “In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.” – Khalil Gibran

• “A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” – Henry Van Dyke

• “True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils.” – Baltasar Gracián

• “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” – Helen Keller

• “Friends are the family you choose.” – Jess C. Scott

• “A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” – Donna Roberts

• “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust

• “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow Wilson

short thanksgiving quotes

• “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – Jean-Baptiste Massieu

• “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser

• “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth

• “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Cicero

• “For me, every hour is grace.” – Elie Wiesel

• “The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings.” – James E. Faust

• “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

• “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” – W. Clement Stone

• “Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot.” – Hausa Proverb

• “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day

• “He who thanks but with the lips, thanks but in part.” – Rumi

• “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton

• “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble.” – Maya Angelou

• “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi

• “Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” – G.B. Stern

Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes

• “When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” – Maya Angelou

• “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette

• “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou

• “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” – Hannah Whitall Smith

• “Let gratitude be not only the attitude of Thanksgiving Day but of every day.” – Charles Dickens

• “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder

• “The more we express thanks, the more gratitude we feel. The more gratitude we feel, the more we express thanks. It’s circular and it leads to a happier life.” – Steve Goodier

• “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle

• “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick

• “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies.” – John Milton

• “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little.” – Buddha

• “Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” – Todd Stocker

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

• “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” – W.J. Cameron