Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart's possessing, Returns to you glad.
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy
of love.
- Hamilton Wright Mabi
It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well,
if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said
of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless
Us, Every One!
- Charles Dickens
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.
- Mary Ellen Chase
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of
our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth,
and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!
- Charles Dickens
The magi, as you know, were wise men - wonderfuly wise men who
brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of
giving Christmas presents.
- O. Henry
Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every
day.
- Helen Steiner Rice
And the angel said unto them, "Fear not! For, behold, I bring
you tidings of great joy, Which shall be to all people. "For
unto you is born this day in the city of David A Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
- Luke II. 10-12, The Holy Bible
