--- title: "10 Thought Christmas Quotes by 3 authors" description: "Browse 10 Thought Christmas quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Thought Christmas sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/charles-dickens-34_best-christmas_i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time_2811329.jpg" --- > [I have always thought of Christmas time... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time-as-a-good-time-a-kind/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/charles-dickens-34_best-christmas_i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time_2811329.jpg) > [I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-as-a-good-time-a-kind-forgiving/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/charles-dickens-34_beautiful-christmas_i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-as-a_1058259.jpg) > [But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round...as a good time; a kind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/but-i-am-sure-that-i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time-when-it/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/charles-dickens-34_best-christmas_but-i-am-sure-that-i-have-always-thought_1958120.jpg) > [The thought of Christmas overwhelms him. He no longer looks forward to the holiday; he wants only to be on the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jhumpa-lahiri/the-thought-of-christmas-overwhelms-him-he-no-longer-looks-forward-to/) [Jhumpa Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jhumpa-lahiri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/jhumpa-lahiri-1596_adults_the-thought-of-christmas-overwhelms-him_1476161.png) > [“Before, if I thought Christmas, I would have remembered my past on Earth and would have succumbed to the aching sadness for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-revis/before-if-i-thought-christmas-i-would-have-remembered-my-past-on/) [Beth Revis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-revis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/beth-revis-2212_aching_before-if-i-thought-christmas-i-would-ha_3066157.jpg) > [“I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time-when-it-has-come-round-as-a/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46e/charles-dickens-34_christmas-time_i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time_256498.jpg) > [“But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/but-i-am-sure-i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time-when-it-has-2/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/charles-dickens-34_christmas-time_but-i-am-sure-i-have-always-thought-of-c_1721437.jpg) > [“But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas-time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/but-i-am-sure-i-have-always-thought-of-christmas-time-when-it-has/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/charles-dickens-34_men-and-women_but-i-am-sure-i-have-always-thought-of-c_411362.jpg) > [“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, 'Christmas among…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/there-are-many-things-from-which-i-might-have-derived-good-by-which-i/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/charles-dickens-34_christmas_there-are-many-things-from-which-i-might_979881.jpg) > [“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,' returned the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/there-are-many-things-from-which-i-might-have-derived-good-by-which-i-2/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/charles-dickens-34_christmas_there-are-many-things-from-which-i-might_1859309.jpg) ## Top authors on Thought Christmas - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-dickens-22226.jpg) Charles Dickens 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thought-christmas/charles-dickens/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thought-christmas/#itemlist", "name": "Thought Christmas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have always thought of Christmas time... as a good time; 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