“The words "Think and Thank" are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of
England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: "Think and Thank". Think
of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.”
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American writer and lecturer 1888–1955Related quotes
“I think we have reason to thank God for Abraham Lincoln.”
Letter to George W. Julian (8 April 1865), as quoted in The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery http://books.google.com/books?id=4b8m7cv3wTIC&pg=PA335#v=onepage&q&f=false, by Eric Foner, p. 336
1860s
Context: I think we have reason to thank God for Abraham Lincoln. With all his deficiencies, it must be admitted that he has grown continually.
Letter to her sister, Princess Mary (29 April 1686), from B. C. Brown (ed.), The Letters and Diplomatic Instructions of Queen Anne (1935), p. 16.
“Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state.”
Diary entry (14 October 1846).
“Our mother is coming home and we are so grateful and so thankful that this is happening.”
On her mother being released from the hospital (23 September 2005) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=20050923&id=RgtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=th8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6922,1920770
2000s
“Leave off wishing to deserve any thanks from anyone, or thinking that anyone can ever become grateful.”
Desine de quoquam quicquam bene velle mereri,
Aut aliquem fieri posse putare pium.
LXXIII, lines 1–2
Carmina
Speech to a luncheon of lobby correspondents (c. early 1968), quoted in T. E. Utley, Enoch Powell: The Man and his Thinking (1968), p. 114
1960s
“We thank God that our enemies are idiots.”
6 February 2006
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/06/wiran06.xml&DCMP=EMC-new_06022006
2006
On winning the Nobel Prize, TIME magazine (16 October 1978)