50 Inspirational Family Thanksgiving Quotes to Warm Your Heart

""What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering.""

- Robert Brault

""Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.""

- Jane Howard

"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations."

- Oscar Wilde

""This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It’s knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.""

- Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

""It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.""

- Peter Buffett

""You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life.""

- Matthew Quick, "The Silver Linings Playbook"

""In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.""

- Henry Ward Beecher

""Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.""

- Hansa Proverb

""If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.""

- W. Clement Stone

""Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.""

- Randy Pausch

""Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.""

- Ernest Hemingway

""Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.""

- Rumi

""Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.""

- Lionel Hampton

""For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.""

- Elie Wiesel

""A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude.""

- Bruce Wilkinson

""The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.""

- William Blake

""Thanksgiving day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.""

- E.P. Powell

""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

""Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.""

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

""Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.""

- Charlotte Brontë

""When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.""

- Sam Lefkowitz

""Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.""

- Amy Grant

""If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.""

- Meister Eckhart

""Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home.""

- Wilbur D. Nesbit

""We should just be thankful for being together. I think that’s what they mean by Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown.""

- Marcie, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

""Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.""

- Henry van Dyke

""He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart.""

- J.A. Shedd

""Thanksgiving is the holiday that encompasses all others. All of them, from Martin Luther King Day to Arbor Day to Christmas to Valentine’s Day, are in one way or another about being thankful.""

- Jonathan Safran Foer

""We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.""

- H.A. Ironside

""I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.""

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

""On Thanksgiving Day, we acknowledge our dependence.""

- William Jennings Bryan

""Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter what befalls us in life, we can take the charred remnants, and we can reconstruct a life unimaginably richer than that from which the shards and pieces fell.""

- Craig D. Lounsbrough

""After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.""

- Oscar Wilde

""Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Half-times take 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence.""

- Erma Bombeck

""I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.""

- Henry David Thoreau

""I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.""

- Erma Bombeck

""If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.""

- Rick Riordan

""I like football. I find it's an exciting strategic game. It's a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.""

- Craig Ferguson

""Be present in all things and thankful for all things.""

- Maya Angelou

""Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.""

- Oprah Winfrey

""What if, today, we were grateful for everything?""

- Charlie Brown

""Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.""

- Melody Beattie

""We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.""

- Neal A. Maxwell

""When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.""

- Willie Nelson

""Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.""

- Catherine Pulsifer

""Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are.""

- Joyce Giraud

""Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.""

- Charles Dickens

""The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.""

- James E. Faust

""Simple blessings are all around us. Once we receive them with thanksgiving and appreciation, we experience true joy.""

- Krystal Kuehn

""So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty.""

- Haniel Long

""Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.""

- Michael J. Fox

""What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.""

- Mother Teresa

""Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.""

- Irina Shayk

""Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.""

- Anthony Brandt

""Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.""

- Lilo & Stitch

""That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.""

- Deb Caletti

""I sustain myself with the love of family.""

- Maya Angelou

""There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues … are created, strengthened and maintained.""

- Winston Churchill

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more."

- Melody Beattie

"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."

- John F. Kennedy

""The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don't think so.""

- Nora Ephron

""Thanksgiving, man! Not a good day to be my pants.""

- Kevin James

""Pie makes everybody happy.""

- Laurie Halse Anderson

""It's not too much food. This is what we've been training for our whole lives. This is our destiny, this is our finest hour.""

- Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls

""I can't cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast.""

- Charlie Brown

"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action."

- W.J. Cameron

"When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out, and the tide of love rushes in."

- Kristin Armstrong

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer."

- Maya Angelou

"Thanksgiving is not just a day. It’s a way we can live our lives every day."

- Katrina Mayer

"In all things, give thanks."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:18

"The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us."

- James E. Faust

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving."

- W.T. Purkiser

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

- Marcel Proust

"The heart that gives, gathers."

- Tao Te Ching

"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."

- Ray Stannard Baker

"Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."

- G.K. Chesterton

"Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot."

- Hausa Proverb

"Gratitude is the heart’s memory."

- French Proverb

"Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received."

- Henry van Dyke

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark."

- Helen Keller

"Giving is not just about making a donation. It’s about making a difference."

- Kathy Calvin

"For it is in giving that we receive."

- Francis of Assisi

"Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast."

- William Shakespeare

"Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude."

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."

"The more you practice gratitude, the more there is to be grateful for."

- Unknown

"Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life."

- Unknown

"Family and friends are the true treasures of Thanksgiving."

- Unknown

"May your Thanksgiving be filled with peace, love, and gratitude."

- Unknown

"Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude."

"There is always, always something to be thankful for."

- Unknown

"Thankful, grateful, and blessed."

- Unknown

"Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing."

"Here’s to the memories we’ve made and the ones we’ll create this Thanksgiving!"

"Happy Thanksgiving! May your day be filled with love, laughter, and the warmth of family."

"Thanksgiving is a time to count our blessings, and having you in my life tops the list!"

"Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with good food, great company, and endless joy."

"To my wonderful family, I’m so grateful for every moment we share. Happy Thanksgiving!"

"Wishing you and your team a successful holiday season and a joyous Thanksgiving."

"Happy Thanksgiving! Your trust and support mean the world to us. Thank you for being part of our journey."

"This Thanksgiving, we’re especially thankful for our amazing clients—you make everything we do worthwhile."

"As we gather around the table, we’re grateful for partnerships that feel like family. Thank you!"

"Gratitude goes a long way, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to work with you. Happy Thanksgiving!"

""Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.""

""We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all.""