Christmas Quotes - The True Meaning Of Christmas
"This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives anew the wondrous gift, the Christ."
- Frank McKibben
"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."
- Hamilton Wright Mabi
"As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is."
- Eric Sevareid
"Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends."
- Margaret Thatcher
"Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home."
- Carol Nelson
"Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence."
- Joan Mills
"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
- William Turner Ellis
"Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts: the gift of God to man - his unspeakable gift of his son Jesus; and the gift of man to God - when we present our bodies as a living sacrifice and, like the Macedonians, first give ourselves to God. No one has kept or can keep Christmas until he has had a part in this two-way transaction."
- Vance Havner
"Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first."
- George Matthew Adams
"To celebrate the heart of Christmas is to forget ourselves in the service of others."
- Henry C. Link
"Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone."
- Charles Schulz
"Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive."
- Stephen Fry
"This time of year means being kind to everyone we meet, To share a smile with strangers we may pass along the street."
- Betty Black
"Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."
- Dale Evans
"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace."
- Agnes M. Pahro
"Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most."
- Ruth Carter Stapleton
"Christmas has lost its meaning for us because we have lost the spirit of expectancy. We cannot prepare for an observance. We must prepare for an experience."
"Christmas has lost its meaning for us because we have lost the spirit of expectancy. We cannot prepare for an observance. We must prepare for an experience."
- Handel H. Brown
"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."
"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."
- George F. McDougall
"For the spirit of Christmas fulfils the greatest hunger of mankind."
"For the spirit of Christmas fulfils the greatest hunger of mankind."
- Loring A. Schuler
"Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind."
- Mary Ellen Chase
"Christmas is the day that holds all time together."
- Alexander Smith
"Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world - stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death - and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas."
- Henry Van Dyke
"Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind."
- Mary Ellen Chase
"Christmas is the day that holds all time together."
- Alexander Smith
"Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world - stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death - and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas."
- Henry Van Dyke
"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
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
- Norman Vincent Peale
"Christmas is the happiness that lights our children's eyes. Christmas is a song of bells ringing through the skies. Christmas is a time of peace, of contentment deep within, A time of love and silent hope that years will never dim."
- Sherrill Thompson
"Christmas is the time to let your heart do the thinking."
- Patricia Clafford
"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts."
- Janice Maeditere
"Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body."
- Garry Moore
"Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts."
- Lenora Mattingly Weber
"Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today's Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday."
- Gladys Tabor
"Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself."
- Norman Wesley Brooks
"Christmas is sights, especially the sights of Christmas reflected in the eyes of a child."
- William Saroyan
"The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives."
- Pat Boone
"Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance - a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."
- Augusta E. Rundel
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
- Norman Vincent Peale
"Christmas is the happiness that lights our children's eyes. Christmas is a song of bells ringing through the skies. Christmas is a time of peace, of contentment deep within, A time of love and silent hope that years will never dim."
- Sherrill Thompson
"Christmas is the time to let your heart do the thinking."
- Patricia Clafford
"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts."
- Janice Maeditere
"Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body."
- Garry Moore
"Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year - and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority."
- William John Cameron"Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts."
- Lenora Mattingly Weber
"Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today's Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday."
- Gladys Tabor
"Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself."
- Norman Wesley Brooks
"Christmas is sights, especially the sights of Christmas reflected in the eyes of a child."
- William Saroyan
"The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives."
- Pat Boone
"Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance - a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."
- Augusta E. Rundel
Christmas Greetings Quotes
"This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone."
- Taylor Caldwell
"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect."
"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect."
- Oren Arnold
"There'll always be Christmas as long as a light glows in the window to guide folks at night, As long as a star in the heavens above, keeps shining down... there'll be Christmas and love."
"There'll always be Christmas as long as a light glows in the window to guide folks at night, As long as a star in the heavens above, keeps shining down... there'll be Christmas and love."
- Edna Jaques
"The peace of Christmas fills our hearts, inspiring many living deeds. It takes our cares and fears away and gives the courage each one needs."
- Margaret H. Wright
"The world's alive with Christmas joy! Come join the merry throng. You'll find upon your lips a smile, within your heart a song."
- Nadine Brothers Lybarger
"I love the Christmas-tide and yet, I notice this each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, but how I love the gifts I give!"
- Carolyn Wells
"Whatever else be lost among the years, let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, let us hold close one day, remembering its poignant meaning for the hearts of men. Let us get back our childlike faith again."
- Grace Noll Crowell
"Peace on Earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day."
- Helen Steiner Rice
"Remember: this December, that love weighs more than gold!"
Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
"At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year."
- Thomas Tusser
"From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another, the warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other."
- Emily Matthews
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"The peace of Christmas fills our hearts, inspiring many living deeds. It takes our cares and fears away and gives the courage each one needs."
- Margaret H. Wright
"The world's alive with Christmas joy! Come join the merry throng. You'll find upon your lips a smile, within your heart a song."
- Nadine Brothers Lybarger
"I love the Christmas-tide and yet, I notice this each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, but how I love the gifts I give!"
- Carolyn Wells
"Whatever else be lost among the years, let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, let us hold close one day, remembering its poignant meaning for the hearts of men. Let us get back our childlike faith again."
- Grace Noll Crowell
"Peace on Earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day."
- Helen Steiner Rice
"Remember: this December, that love weighs more than gold!"
Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
"At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year."
- Thomas Tusser
"From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another, the warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other."
- Emily Matthews
Other Pages Of Quotes
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