33 Heartfelt Quotes to Fill Your Thanksgiving With Hope and Gratitude
There’s a unique warmth that surrounds Thanksgiving,
a gentle invitation to slow down and look around.
This year, as we gather, it’s not just about looking back with thanks,
but also about looking forward with hope.
It’s about feeling the deep, anchoring power of gratitude for what is,
while holding a soft, steady hope for what is yet to come.
These two feelings are intertwined—gratitude fills us with the strength
to hope, and hope gives us new reasons to be grateful.
Let these heartfelt words be a balm for your spirit,
helping you embrace the quiet joy of the present
and the bright promise of the future.
Quotes
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu
“Gratitude is the open door to abundance.” — Anonymous
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” — Maya Angelou
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” — Oscar Wilde
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” — Emily Dickinson
“Wake up every morning with a grateful heart. It prepares the soul for hope.” — Anonymous
“The year has turned its circle, the seasons come and go. The harvest is all gathered, and the chilly north winds blow. Orchards have shared their treasures, the fields, their yellow grain. So open wide the doorway — Thanksgiving comes again!” — Anonymous
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” — Jean-Baptiste Massieu
“No matter what happens, keep a thankful heart. It is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” — Anonymous
“There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.” — Anonymous
“Rest and be thankful.” — William Wordsworth
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats
“Hold on to hope, for it is the anchor of the soul, steadfast and sure.” — Hebrews 6:19
“A little hope goes a long way.” — Veronica Roth
“Gratitude and hope are the twin pillars of a resilient life.” — Anonymous
“For each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything thy goodness sends.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus
“Be grateful for the journey, for it is shaping you into the person you are meant to become.” — Anonymous
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” — Suzanne Collins
“The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” — Charles Dickens
“Gratitude is the music of the heart, to which the chords of heaven vibrate.” — Edwin H. Chapin
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
“Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as they come to you.” — Anonymous
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
“Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life—in anyone’s life.” — Sri Chinmoy
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.” — Paulo Coelho
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” — Henry Ward Beecher
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” — Albert Pike
“Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.” — Barbara Kingsolver
“The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” — James E. Faust
