{"id":2506,"date":"2019-10-28T13:39:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2020-10-05T11:31:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T11:31:16","slug":"thanksgiving-card-sayings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/thanksgiving-card-sayings\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Card Messages \u2013 The Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving cards may not have started with the Pilgrims, but today, they are part and parcel of the holiday. Here\u2019s a chance to get some ideas for Thanksgiving sayings as you baste the turkey, set up the table, and get ready for one of the nicest evenings of the year.<\/p>\n<p>A great thing about Thanksgiving is that it has come to be celebrated by people of many faiths, so you can really be creative with your Thanksgiving card sayings. If you\u2019re stuck, or don\u2019t have time to come up with your own, we invite you to pick from the following list of Thanksgiving greeting messages.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><u>Thanksgiving Quotes from Famous Figures<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thanksgiving isn\u2019t the only occasion for being thankful. Some people feel that way every day. Here are a few famous quotes about that all-important emotion:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dalai Lama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBe thankful for what you have; you\u2019ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don\u2019t have, you will never, ever have enough.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cicero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLet us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Theodore Roosevelt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Thanksgiving tradition is, we overeat. \u2018Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?\u2019 \u2018But we do that every day!\u2019 \u2018Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy us then?\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Gaffigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Fitzgerald Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/Account\/login?f=2&amp;c=1&amp;s=57\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Thanksgiving Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-300x225.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-80x60.jpg 80w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-265x198.jpg 265w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Funny <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Thanksgiving Wishes<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>No Thanksgiving is complete without a lot of fun and merriment. Take a look at these humorous Thanksgiving greeting messages to get you in the mood.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it\u2019s the seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building? Yes. A building can\u2019t jump at all!<\/li>\n<li>Why did they let the turkey join the band? Because he had the drumsticks.<\/li>\n<li>How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey?\u00a0 Only one, but you REALLY have to squeeze to get him in.<\/li>\n<li>An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.<\/li>\n<li>You are what you eat! That makes us all Turkeys.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t think of it as \u201covereating\u201d on Thanksgiving. Think of it as building energy for the biggest shopping day of the year!<\/li>\n<li>May the turkey be plump and your tummy full. Or is it the other way around?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">May your stuffing be tasty<br \/>May your turkey be plump,<br \/>May your potatoes and gravy<br \/>Have nary a lump.<br \/>May your yams be delicious<br \/>And your pies take the prize,<br \/>And may your Thanksgiving dinner<br \/>Stay off your thighs!<\/p>\n<h2><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/Account\/login?f=2&amp;c=1&amp;s=57\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-2dddddddddd.jpg\" alt=\"Thanksgiving Card Sayings\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-2dddddddddd.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-2dddddddddd-300x225.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-2dddddddddd-80x60.jpg 80w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-2dddddddddd-265x198.jpg 265w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-2dddddddddd-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Solemn Thanksgiving Greeting Messages<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The root of the Thanksgiving holiday was a truly serious occasion. Here are a few Thanksgiving card sayings that inspire us to remember the gravity of the holiday.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOffer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Psalms 50:14-15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor each new morning with its light,<\/em><br \/><em>For rest and shelter of the night,<\/em><br \/><em>For health and food,<\/em><br \/><em>For love and friends,<\/em><br \/><em>For everything Thy goodness sends.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Corinthians 4:15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God\u00a0Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Psalms 147:7-8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s not happy people who are thankful, it&#8217;s thankful people who are happy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unknown author\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/Account\/login?f=2&amp;c=1&amp;s=57\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thanksgiving Card Messages\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-1.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-1-300x225.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-1-80x60.jpg 80w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-1-265x198.jpg 265w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/video_cover-1-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Now that You\u2019ve Found a Thanksgiving Greeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to picking a heartfelt Thanksgiving card saying, you should also choose your favorite Thanksgiving photos and wrap them up in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/card-maker\/thanksgiving\/\">Thanksgiving eCard<\/a> or an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/invitation-maker\/thanksgiving\/\">invitation for Thanksgiving dinner<\/a>, designed especially for the occasion! Smilebox is the only platform you\u2019ll need to create, customize, and send a memorable Thanksgiving message. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/\">Smilebox.com<\/a> to learn more!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=2,4&amp;c=1&amp;s=57\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create Thanksgiving Cards <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving cards may not have started with the Pilgrims, but today, they are part and parcel of the holiday. Here\u2019s a chance to get some ideas for Thanksgiving sayings as you baste the turkey, set up the table, and get ready for one of the nicest evenings of the year. 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