"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence." ~ Erma Bombeck
"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
"Wealth, the beauty of youth and flowers are guests for only a few days. Like the leaves of the water-lily, they wither and fade and finally die." ~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight . . . The truly wise person is colorblind." ~ Albert Schweitzer