Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
At Christmas A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here; Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before, And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. He is less a selfish creature than at any other time; When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime.
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?
Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.
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