On Thursday, Americans across the United States will gather together for a day of thanks, regardless of race, gender, creed or political persuasion. Even in difficult times, most Americans can find something to be thankful for.

As is tradition, we reprint here some wise words in anticipation of Thanksgiving Day:

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“Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.... One of life’s gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness: for the crops carried in from the fields and the grapes from the vineyard.” — J. Robert Moskin, “The Heritage of Judaism,” Look magazine, Oct. 5, 1965

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