“The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.”– Merle Shain Related Quotes “Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.”– Thomas Carlyle “Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders.”– Margaret Mead “We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.”– Albert Barnes