Some words of wisdom to ponder on Christmas Day
Merry Christmas.
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” Andy Rooney
“Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life needs to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive.” Robert Lynd
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” Richelle E. Goodrich, “Smile Anyway”
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas ... perhaps ... means a little bit more!” Dr. Seuss, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
“Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words.” Harlan Miller
“There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” Eric Sevareid
“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.” GK Chesterton
“Some businessmen are saying this could be the greatest Christmas ever. I always thought that the first one was.” Art Fettig
“There has been only one Christmas – the rest are anniversaries.” WJ Cameron
“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!” Benjamin Franklin
“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.” Steve Maraboli, “Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience”
“I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” Harlan Miller
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” Garrison Keillor, “Leaving Home”
“Christmas: the only time of year you can sit in front of a dead tree eating candy out of socks.” Anonymous
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OPINION
“Three Wise WOMEN would have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, bought practical gifts, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, and there would be peace on earth!” Anonymous
“The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.” Jay Leno
“I never know what to give my father for Christmas. I gave him $100 and said, ‘Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.’ So he went out and bought a present for my
mother.” Rita Rudner
“I left Santa gluten-free cookies and organic soy milk and he put a solar panel in my stocking.” Author Unknown
“Ever wonder what people got Jesus for Christmas? It’s like, ‘Oh great, socks. You know I’m dying for your sins right? Yeah, but thanks for the socks! They’ll go great with my sandals. What am I, German?’” Jim Gaffigan
“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” JK Rowling, “Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone”
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” George Carlin
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet. The words repeat. Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Jon Klusmire of Bishop offers one final observation, by Francis Pharcellus Church, from “A Night Before Christmas”: “Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!”)