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

Quote by Henry Van Dyke

Topics: Being Thankful Quotes, Thanksgiving Quotes

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the...

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the...

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

Love is not getting, but giving

Love is not getting, but giving

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes...

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes...

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another....

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another....

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of...

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is...

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is...

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at...

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.

To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.