A sense of identity is the gift of love, and only love can give it.
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.
Rouse to some work of high and holy love,
And thou an angel's happiness shall know.
I well believe it, to unwilling ears;None love the messenger who brings bad news.
People who like quotations love meaningless generalizations.
For those who want 'to change life", 'to reinvent love,' God is nothing but a hindrance.
I have learnt that all men live not by care for themselves, but by love.
When younger, he had been fun-loving to the point of tedium.
Love hath so long possessed me for his own
And made his lordship so familiar.
Poets are all who love, who feel great truths,
And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.
Keep up the loud harmonious song,
And imitate the blest above,
In joy, and harmony, and love.
Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.