 God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks - not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it. Author: Kay Arthur |
| For every bad there might be a worse; and when one breaks his leg let him be thankful it was not his neck. Author: Joseph Hall |
| Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. Author: Karl Barth |
| I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; third, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed and not I who robbed. Author: Matthew Henry
Source: On the night he was robbed |
| To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God. Author: Owen Feltham |
Thanksgiving comes after Christmas.
- Peter Kreeft Author: Assorted Authors |
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| Ingratitude is the abridgment of all baseness; a fault never found unattended with other viciousness. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| The Pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the names of their founders. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them. Author: Samuel Rutherford |
| He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping. Author: Thomas Brooks |
Gratitude to God makes even a temporal blessing a taste of heaven.
- William Romaine Author: Assorted Authors |
| The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice. It is he who is most thankful to God. Author: William Law |
