Quotes are a unique way to describe the way we think about something, to describe the way we feel.
There is something about a good quote from someone respected that is just really inspiring.
Enjoy this list of Christmas quotes to put you in a holiday state of mind :
* “There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.”
~ Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.
* “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
~ Peg Bracken.
* “The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung.”
~ Phillips Brooks (1835-93), American Episcopal bishop, wrote ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’.
Quotes – words of wisdom
* “Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given–when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.”
~ Joan Winmill Brown, American author and editor.
* “This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.”
~ Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985), English novelist.
* “Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.”
~ Charlotte Carpenter.
* “There are no strangers on Christmas Eve.”
~ Adele Comandini and Edward Sutherland. Michael O’Brien (Charles Winninger), Beyond Tomorrow, after proposing that the partners invite three strangers to dinner (1940).
* “To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. If we think on these things, there will be born in us a Savior and over us will shine a star sending its gleam of hope to the world.”
~ Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), American president. Presidential message (December 25, 1927).
* “Christmas, in its final essence, is for grown people who have forgotten what children know. Christmas is for whoever is old enough to have denied the unquenchable spirit of man.”
~ Margaret Cousins (1905- ), senior editor Doubleday Publishing Company.
* “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska would not make it white.”
~ Bing Crosby (1904-1977), American singer and film actor.
Quotes can describe how you feel in Christmas cards.
