The love of praise, howe'er concealed by art,
Reigns more or less, and glows in ev'ry heart.
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.
Stand still, and I will read to thee
A lecture, love, in love’s philosophy.
Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven,
I oft have wished for Hell for ease from Heaven.
When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully.
To have failed in everything, always, out of a love of discouragement.
T' abhor the makers, and their laws approve,
Is to hate traitors and the treason love.
Calms appear, when storms are past,
Love will have its hour at last.
I hate the day, because it lendeth light
To see all things, but not my love to see.
Is not thilke the mery moneth of May,
When love lads masken in fresh aray?
Open the temple gates unto my love,
Open them wide that she may enter in.
Song made in lieu of many ornaments,
With which my love should duly have bene dect.