Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
Christmas Quotes
Most of the quotes on this page are not about Christmas at all. We built it from the pages on family, love and gratitude, which is what people tend to want for a card or a toast.
That makes it a long list, ordered by quality rather than by how seasonal each entry feels. If you want something that sounds like Christmas, search for it. If you want something that would be true at any family table, start here.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
God seeks comrades and claims love,
the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
The highest of generalizations is the synergetic integration of truth and love.
To know, to esteem, to love—and then to part,
Makes up life's tale to many a feeling heart!