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.
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.
Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance.
To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To you, respect.
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail over all hatred and bitterness, a time when our thoughts and deeds and the spirit of our lives manifest the presence of God.
Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas; Star and angels gave the sign.
Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.
Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide bound hearts.
Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.
the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you
Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind.
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