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.
She fair, he full of bashfulness and truth,
Loved much, hoped little, and desired nought.
He that never had sorrow of love never had joy of it either!
I am very independent. I can look after myself but I still need a lot of love and care.
So true it is that love of money alone is incapable of dreading death by the sword.
Yet many a man is making friends with death
Even as I speak, for lack of love alone.
Religion's Meaning when I would recall,
Love is to me the plainest Word of all.
It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.
We must love, no matter whom, no matter what, no matter how, provided only we do love.
Every day we may see some new thing in Christ. His love hath neither brim nor bottom.
Dance from your heart. If you dance from your heart, you'll always love it.
The gods love salt. The sweat of human endeavour adds savour to every sacrifice.