One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly." ~ (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.
Things must be felt with the heart.
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.
Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.
But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round...as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.
I have always thought of Christmas time... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.
The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.
The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.
The secret anniversaries of the heart.
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it "Christmas" and went to church; the Jews called it "Hanukka" and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say "Merry Christmas!" or "Happy Hanukka!" or (to the atheists) "Look out for the wall!"
This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!
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