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Apple Seed Inspirational Quotes
By Barb Stutesman
The ornaments of our house are the friends who frequent it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~ Kahlil Gibran
Joy is not in things; it is in us. ~ Wagner
Who gives to me teaches me to give. ~ Dutch proverb
There is no better time than Christmas to enjoy the wonders of nature, to share with others out of our abundance, and to celebrate the presence of special people in our lives. ~ unknown
We shall find peace, we shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. ~ Anton Chekhov
Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday. ~ Gladys Taber
Christmas comes softly, silently, sweetly – wrapping its loveliness about the world . . . and once again the most beautiful message on earth is repeated: Peace on Earth, Good will toward all. ~ Helen Steiner Rice
The gift without the giver is bare. ~ James Russell Lowell
It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmastime. ~ Charles Dickens
Every time a hand reaches out to help another . . . that is Christmas. ~ unknown
Christmas . . . a season of special joy, the most beautiful time of the year. ~ Rachel Davies
Christmas is the time to let your heart do the thinking. ~ Patricia Clafford
What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. ~ Agnes M. Pharo
When shall all people’s good be each person’s rule, and universal peace lie like a shaft of light across the land. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’s burden, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas. ~ W. C. Jones
At this special time of year: Follow the children. Hear the joy in their laughter. See the love in their eyes. Feel the hope in their touch. ~ unknown
The things we do at Christmas are touched with a certain extravagance, as beautiful, in some of its aspects, as the extravagance of nature in June. ~ Robert Collyer
There is love at Christmas because Christmas was born of love. ~ Josepha Emms
A very important part of the joy of living is the joy of giving. ~William Buck
The winter season is a time of joy and celebration; of friends and family. It’s a time of reflection and a time for renewal; a time to share the dream of peace upon the earth and harmony among all beings. ~ Laurel Burch
Let us hear one another, Let us see one another, Let us touch one another. ~ Louise Magnuson
All the world is young at Christmastime. ~ unknown
And so we come again to Christmas, with all its color and joy, its magic and wonder, its spirit of goodwill and warmth. ~ Esther Baldwin York
Christmas is here and now for everyone who is able and willing to receive it. ~ Ida Belle McGill
We are a gift to one another . . . we are a family. ~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Love is what’s in the room with you if you stop opening presents and listen. ~ Bobby – age 07
If you didn’t get all the things you wanted, you can still be grateful for all the things you didn’t get that you didn’t want. ~Michael Nolan
Happy faces, glowing with love – the Christmas decorations we should never put away! ~ Margaret Benton
The most vivid memories of Christmases past are usually not of gifts given or received, but of the spirit of love, the cherished little habits of the home. ~ Lois Rand
Hope smiles on the threshold of the year to come, whispering that it will be happier. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson
