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Christmas Quote by Henry Van Dyke

“There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.” quote by Henry Van Dyke — Download Open image

“There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.”

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I know that Europe's wonderful, yet something seems to lack;The Past is too much with her, and the people looking back.

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The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will…

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So in the heart, When, fading slowly down the past, Fond memories depart, And each that leaves it seems the last; Long after all…

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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

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A little while the rose, And after that the thorn; An hour of dewy morn, And then the glamour goes. Ah, love in beauty…

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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

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Love is not about getting - but giving.

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Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the past ... These are the joys of a lifetime Those are the things that last

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Religion? Yes, I know it well; I've heard its prayers and creeds, And seen men put them all to shame with poor, half-hearted deeds.…

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It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.

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Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

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Lord, when my spirit shall return to thee, At the foot of a friendly tree let my body be buried, That this dust may…

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To my future children; you will know the true meaning of Christmas just not you get gifts.

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A new heart for a New Year, always!

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There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas.

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