Quotes December 24-25, 2023

“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.”
B.C. Forbes
 
 
 
 
“Mankind is a great, an immense family…This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.”
Pope John XXIII
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
“And that, of course, is the message of Christmas: We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent….”
Taylor Caldwell
 
 
 
 
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”
Eric Sevareid
 
 
 
 
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes, for us, the magic of the holidays.”
W. C. Jones
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
Bob Hope