50 Thanksgiving Quotes

Here are 50 heartfelt, humorous, and thoughtful Thanksgiving quotes to celebrate gratitude and the spirit of the season:

Gratitude & Blessings

  1. Gratitude turns what we have into enough. –  Anonymous
  2. Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot. –  Hausa Proverb
  3. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. –  Cicero
  4. When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. –  Willie Nelson
  5. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. –  Melody Beattie
  6. Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. –  J. Cameron
  7. Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude. –  Nigel Hamilton

Thankfulness & Reflection

  1. It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy.
  2. There is always, always something to be thankful for.
  3. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the good things in life. –  Anonymous
  4. Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. –  Robert Brault
  5. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. –  Melody Beattie
  6. Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving. –  T. Purkiser
  7. 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

Family & Togetherness

  1. Thanksgiving is more than eating, Chuck. We should just be thankful for being together. –  Marcie, Peanuts
  2. At the heart of every family tradition is a meaningful experience. –  Anonymous
  3. We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all.
  4. Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. –  Lionel Hampton
  5. Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.
  6. Family and friends are the true gifts of Thanksgiving.
  7. To be with those we love is enough for a happy Thanksgiving.
  8. Family is the gift that lasts forever.

Humor & Fun

  1. Let’s get basted!
  2. You can’t have Thanksgiving without turkey… unless you’re vegan. Then you’re just having sides.
  3. I love Thanksgiving because it’s all about getting together with family and eating until you explode! –  Anonymous
  4. I’m thankful for elastic waistbands. –  Anonymous
  5. May your Thanksgiving be filled with peace, love, and great leftovers.
  6. You know you’ve overeaten on Thanksgiving when you’re wearing sweatpants and they’re tight. –  Anonymous
  7. Talk turkey to me!
  8. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a little family drama.
  9. Keep calm and gobble on.

Autumn & Harvest

  1. Autumn is the season of harvest and gratitude.
  2. Thanksgiving is the harvest of gratitude from our hearts.
  3. Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. –  Henry Van Dyke
  4. The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. –  William Blake
  5. Even in the trials of life, if we have eyes to see them, we can find good things everywhere we look. –  Joanna Gaines
  6. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.
  7. There’s always something to be thankful for amidst the harvest of life.

Thanksgiving Traditions

  1. Thanksgiving isn’t just a day, it’s a way we can live our lives every day. –  Katrina Mayer
  2. May your Thanksgiving be stuffed with love and happiness.
  3. Pumpkin spice and everything nice, that’s what Thanksgiving is made of.
  4. The thankful heart is a happy heart.
  5. Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most.

Giving & Kindness

  1. Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome. –  Amelia Barr
  2. You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. –  Robert Louis Stevenson
  3. The gift of giving thanks brings warmth to the soul.
  4. Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. –  Henry Ward Beecher
  5. It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. –  David Steindl-Rast
  6. The true gift of Thanksgiving is love shared and kindness given.
  7. Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life. –  David Grayson

These quotes celebrate the essence of Thanksgiving: gratitude, love, togetherness, and a sprinkle of humor!