Christmas Quotes
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
-Charles Dickens-
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.”
-Laura Ingalls Wilder-
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ”
-Mary Ellen Chase-
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
-Charles M. Schulz-
“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!”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow--
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ”
-Norman Vincent Peale-
-Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
- Steve Maraboli-
-Charles Dickens-
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.”
-Laura Ingalls Wilder-
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ”
-Mary Ellen Chase-
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
-Charles M. Schulz-
“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!”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow--
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ”
-Norman Vincent Peale-
-Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
- Steve Maraboli-
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ”
-Roy L. Smith-
“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans--and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms and bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have misused--and to save us from our foolishness, from all our sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself.”
-Sigrid Undset-
“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. ”
-Andy Rooney-
“A man wrapped up in himself always suffocates. But his loved ones will forever hold in their hearts the memory of that Christmas.”
-Bauvard-
“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness.
-Bob Hope-
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”
-Garrison Keillor-
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
-Hamilton Wright Mabie-
Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”
-Janice Maeditere-
“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.”
-Calvin Coolidge-
Christmas, my child, is love in action." ~ Dale Evans (1912-2001), American film actress, singer and songwriter. Wife of Roy Rogers. ”
- Dale Evans Rogers-
“Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.”
-Helen Steiner Rice-
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ”
-Washington Irving-
Christmas it seems to me is a necessary festival; we require a season when we can regret all the flaws in our human relationships: it is the feast of failure, sad but consoling.”
-Graham Greene-
“What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?”
- Salman Rushdie-
“As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.”
-Eric Sevareid-
The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.”
- Richard Paul Evans-
“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”
- G.K. Chesterton-
“At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.”
-Banksy-
“I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.” -
-Norman Vincent Peale-
“If you desire to find the true spirit of Christmas and partake of the sweetness of it, let me make this suggestion to you. During the hurry of the festive occasion of this Christmas season, find time to turn your heart to God. Perhaps in the quiet hours, and in a quiet place, and on your knees—alone or with loved ones—give thanks for the good things that have come to you, and ask that His Spirit might dwell in you as you earnestly strive to serve Him and keep His commandments. He will take you by the hand and His promises will be kept.”
-Howard W. Hunter-
“God is here. This truth should fill our lives, and every Christmas should be for us a new and special meeting with God, when we allow his light and grace to enter deep into our soul.”
-St. Josemaría Escrivá-
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
- Peg Bracken-