Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
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.
Love taught him shame, and shame, with love at strife,
Soon taught the sweet civilities of life.
In her first passion woman loves her lover,
In all the others all she loves is love.
Life and hope for the world are to be found only in the deeds of love.
Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source
Of human offspring.
The opposite of an idealist is too often a man without love.
Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
It is sad not to be loved, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.
But when all was said the important thing was to love rather than to be loved.
There's always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.