Christmas Quotes – Good will toward men

“We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power
and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength
with wisdom and restraint, and that we may achieve in
our time and for all time the ancient vision of ‘peace
on earth, good will toward men.’ That must always be
our goal, and the righteousness of our cause must always
underlie [...]

Visit

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
Victor Borge

Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his [...]

Stockings

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at
Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with
legs?
Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Honor Christmas

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

State of mind

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 spirit

Next to a circus there ain’t nothing that packs up and tears out faster than
the Christmas spirit.
Kin Hubbard

Time

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.
Alexander Smith

Humble heart

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

Christmas

. . . for it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at
Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens