125 Happy Thanksgiving Wishes, Messages and Quotes for a Joyful Holiday

Thanksgiving is a time to slow down.

A few days to spend quality time with the people who mean the most to us. To count our blessings, both big and small. To laugh a lot. And maybe eat a bit too much.

To help you to have a happy holiday I’d like to share 125 of the most positive, grateful and heartfelt Thanksgiving wishes, messages and quotes.

Use them in a card for coworkers or clients, in a group chat or text messages with family and friends or simply let a few of your favorites here be the inspiration for what you want to say during meals and celebrations this holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes and Messages for Friends

Sending you all my love and a big hug on Thanksgiving. Thank you for being you!

Life sure has had its ups and downs for both of us this year, but our late night calls and messages made a big difference. Thank you, my friend!

Today I’m counting my blessings, and I have kept coming back to you 3 times now. Have the happiest of Thanksgivings, my dear friend!

Friends like you are the top reason I have so much to be thankful for. Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of pie, love and plenty of laughter.

Thank you for every late-night talk, inside joke and all those adventures and hijinks we’ve had this year. Happy Thanksgiving and see you soon!

Happy Thanksgiving to the friend who always saves me a seat at the table. I’m so thankful for you this year and all the years we’ve known each other!

I can’t count how many times you’ve shown up for me when I needed it most. This Thanksgiving, I just want to say thank you once again. And know that I am just a phone call away if you need my help.

May your plate be overflowing and your old grey stretchy pants be ready for the evening. Happy Thanksgiving, buddy!

Out of all the things on my gratitude list this year, you’re right at the very top – even above mom’s classic stuffing!

No matter how many miles are between us right now, you’ve always had and always will have a seat at my table. Happy Thanksgiving!

Some are family by birth, and others are family by choice. I’m so grateful I got to choose you.

Here’s to you, my dear friend – the one person who knows me better than anyone and always seems to know when I need a laugh, a hug or just plenty more dessert.

I don’t want to get too schmaltzy, but I hope your Thanksgiving is as fun, generous and wonderful as the friendship you’ve given me over the years.

Happy Thanksgiving to the friend who never judges me for my bad decisions or my third helping.

Wishing a very happy holiday to someone who makes every regular day feel lighter and more adventurous.

This year, I’m thankful for good health, my very minor wealth and the best friends a girl could ever wish for. Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with cozy and recharging moments, delicious food and the people who matter most to you. Love you!

Gratitude is best when it’s shared, so here it goes: I’m very thankful I have gotten to know you this year. Have a great Thanksgiving!

You’re truly the cranberry sauce to my turkey. I honestly can’t imagine the holidays without you and will see you very soon!

May this Thanksgiving remind you just how appreciated you are. By me and by many others in our lives.

True friends are rare these days. I feel pretty darn lucky enough to have one in you. Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving!

Another year of friendship, laughter until we started crying and way too many late chocolaty snacks in the books. Have a happy Thanksgiving, my friend!

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes and Messages for Coworkers & Colleagues

Happy Thanksgiving to a truly outstanding colleague! Here’s to a delicious and recharging holiday and an even more successful year ahead together.

Sending my warm Thanksgiving wishes to you and your loved ones. Have a great holiday and thank you for being such an essential part of our team’s success this year.

Happy Thanksgiving to my work bestie! Let’s check out now and then compare food comas when we’re back on Monday.

I’m thankful for many things this year, and a great team is high on that list. Thanks for everything you do, and happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to one of the few people who makes Monday mornings actually bearable! I’m so grateful to work alongside you.

Wishing you a long weekend full of good food, zero emails and plenty of well-deserved rest. Happy Thanksgiving!

Calling a coworker a blessing might sound like a stretch to some but you’ve honestly helped me more times than I can recall right now. So a big thank you once again and Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you for your patience, for your smart solutions and hard work and the endless supply of positivity. Our team simply wouldn’t be the same without you.

May your turkey be juicy, your inbox stay empty and your out-of-office reply be switched on. Happy Thanksgiving!

From all of us at the office, happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful to have you here and for all the things you do.

Thank you so much for always having my back during these last few weeks and the tight deadlines. I hope you get to relax and have a lovely Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for the endless coffee, occasional cake in the break room and colleagues like you who make work feel a lot less like work and more like fun. Happy Thanksgiving!

We all see how much energy, focus and work you’ve put into the project this year, and trust us, it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Wishing you a joyful and restful Thanksgiving, and hope you will enjoy this small gift.

Your hard work, kindness and goofy humor make this office a better – and more fun – place every single day. Sincerely, thank you, and have a great Thanksgiving!

I tried to get the whole week off approved so we could properly celebrate Thanksgiving, but the higher-ups weren’t having it this year either. Enjoy the long weekend and see you soon!

Wishing a cozy, relaxing and happy Thanksgiving to the person who keeps our team organized, positive and consistently well caffeinated.

This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for great colleagues who feel more like friends and who always have time to listen and help out. Thank you for being here!

It’s time to leave those spreadsheets behind and to relax and spend time the way you want to. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you for the support, all the laughs and the countless and reliable meeting notes this year. I hope your Thanksgiving is as wonderful as you are.

Work brought us together, but your kindness, stability and the way you make us laugh week after week is what I am truly grateful for. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Hoping your Thanksgiving is full of family, fun and absolutely no flippin emails.

We may not share a dinner table, but we do share a lot of good days at work – and I’m thankful for that.

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes and Messages for Family

Here’s to another year of family traditions, burned dinner rolls and the same old stories we’ll laugh about this year too.

You’ve always been my biggest supporter and cheerleader. My safe place when I’ve been in a storm. On Thanksgiving and every day, I’m so grateful for you and know I am here for you whenever you need help too.

Mom, you’ve made every holiday in my life feel magical. This year, let us do the cooking while you sit back and just relax.

Family is the greatest blessing in my life, and you’ve always helped us to take the right and smart path in life. That guidance means a lot. Thank you and happy Thanksgiving, Dad!

We’ve had many fights about dumb things. We have cheered each other on through everything life throws at us too. I’m so thankful to have you as my brother. Happy Thanksgiving!

Even when we’re miles apart, my heart is right there with all of you sitting around that old table talking loudly and laughing even louder. Happy Thanksgiving to my amazing family!

Happy Thanksgiving to this family, to a family that has taught me what it really means to be grateful for both small and big things. I love you all.

No matter where life takes me, our Thanksgiving table will always feel like home. I’m so blessed to have that in my life and to have you as my family.

Mom and Dad, thank you for every wonderful meal, every lesson you have taught me and every bit of love you’ve given me over all these years.

I know I don’t say it nearly enough, but I’m so grateful for you. Happy Thanksgiving to the best sister in the world! See you soon!

Being together is the best part of Thanksgiving, so let’s make the most of our time this holiday.

Grandma, your kitchen has always been the heart of our family. Thank you for every meal, story you’ve told us while cooking and for always lending a listening ear. Happy Thanksgiving!

We’ve sure had our share of heated discussions or worse over the years, but I wouldn’t trade anything for this crazy, but also filled to the brim with love family.

This year, I’m thankful for the people who knew me before I even knew myself – my family. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and thank you for all you’ve done since my first day here! Know I am always here if you ever need support.

To the person who cooks the turkey, sets the table and makes everything around holiday time work in a sort of magical way really – thank you, and happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing my wonderful family a Thanksgiving full of great food, lovely memories and second helpings until late in the day.

Wishing you a Thanksgiving so cozy, delicious and full of love that it feels like one big hug that lasts all the way til the end of the year.

Thank you for filling our home with lots of love, tons of laughter and just the right amount of wonderful chaos.

I can’t think of a better way to spend Thanksgiving than with the people I hold closest to my heart and that in the end knows me best.

Happy Thanksgiving to my other half and better half! Thank you for building a life, a family and a love with me that I’m so grateful for through life’s ups and downs.

To my kids: you are the reason my heart is so full and I’m so joyful this Thanksgiving. I love you more than all the pie, gravy and stuffing in the world.

Thank you for showing me that the best things in life aren’t things but the experiences we have with the people who mean the most to us. That is what lasting memories are made of.

As we gather for holiday celebrations this year, I simply want you all to know how thankful I am that we’re family and that you mean the world to me.

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes and Messages for Clients

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re truly grateful for your trust and partnership this year, and we look forward to many more years together.

I hope your table is crowded, your heart is full and your leftovers last all weekend. Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for another great year!

Thank you for choosing to work with us. Your loyalty means more than we can say, and we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving and would like to give you this gift.

Wishing you and your team a wonderful, joyful and recharging Thanksgiving. It’s been a real pleasure working with you this year.

As we count our blessings this Thanksgiving, outstanding and always reliable clients like you are right at the top of our list. Thank you and have a happy holiday!

From all of us here, happy Thanksgiving! We hope your holiday is full of good food, great company and a well-deserved rest after this busy year.

This is the perfect time to say thank you again for being such a valued client and pleasure to work with. Happy Thanksgiving!

Our success is built on relationships like ours, and we’re truly so thankful for it. A happy Thanksgiving to you and your team from all of us!

It’s been an exciting year working together, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Have a fantastic Thanksgiving and let’s have an even better one next year!

We’re always grateful for your business, and even more grateful for the genuine and positive relationship we’ve built. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

Thank you for your trust and steady partnership throughout the year. We wish you a truly happy Thanksgiving.

Clients like you make our work both meaningful and successful. Thank you, and may your Thanksgiving be as rewarding as it’s been working with you this year.

Happy Thanksgiving from our team to yours! Here’s to a wonderful holiday and to an even more successful year ahead.

At Thanksgiving, we pause to appreciate the people who make what we do possible – and that includes you. Thank you for everything and let’s keep this success going!

Your support has helped us grow in ways we never imagined. For that we send heartfelt thanks and warm Thanksgiving wishes your way.

May your holiday be full of family, friends and memorable moments. Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for your partnership!

Thank you for being such a pleasure to work with. We hope you’ll have a relaxing and recharging holiday.

Gratitude is at the heart of our mission, and this year we’re especially grateful for you and all you do.

Wishing you a lovely Thanksgiving and a holiday season filled with happiness!

Short Thanksgiving Messages and Quotes

“There is always something to be thankful for.”
– Charles Dickens

“Gratitude is the best attitude.”
– Unknown

“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.”
– Nigel Hamilton

“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.”
– Hausa Proverb

“Give thanks for elastic waistbands.”
– Dave Barry

“Gratitude changes everything.”
– Marian Wright Edelman

“Express gratitude for the greatness of small things.”
– Richie Norton

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”
– Karl Barth

“Life is better when you’re thankful.”
– Joyce Meyer

“Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.”
– Jefferson Bethke

“Pie makes everybody happy.”
– Laurie Halsie Anderson

“Kindness is always fashionable.”
– Amelia Barr

“The struggle ends when gratitude begins.”
– Neale Donald Walsch

“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.”
– W. J. Cameron

“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness.”
– James E. Faust

“Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.”
– Native American Proverb

“‘Enough’ is a feast.”
– Buddhist saying

“Thanksgiving creates abundance.”
– Ann Voskamp

“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.”
– Robert Caspar Lintner

“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.”
– William Shakespeare

Happy Thanksgiving Messages and Quotes for Cards

“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
– Charles Dickens

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
– Marcel Proust

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”
– Anthony Brandt

“Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life.”
– Danielle Duckery

“Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing.”
– Donna Hedges

“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering.”
– Robert Brault

“The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.”
– C.S. Lewis

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
– William Arthur Ward

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.”
– Melody Beattie

“Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”
– Margaret Cousins

“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.”
– E. P. Powell

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
– Meister Eckhart

“Home is people. Not a place.”
– Robin Hobb

“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”
– Lionel Hampton

“When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.”
– Roy T. Bennett

“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

“Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.”
– Catherine Pulsifer

Want more positive energy for Thanksgiving? Then have a look at these inspirational Thanksgiving quotes, the funny Thanksgiving quotes and sayings here and also this one with plenty of short Thanksgiving quotes for a happy holiday.