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Quote by Mary Ellen Chase

“Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind.”

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Mary Ellen Chase was an American author renowned for her children's literature. Her works are celebrated for their rich imagination and profound depiction of the natural environment, making them highly popular with readers. more

“I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas; that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmare to weary, bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with good will and cheerfulness.”

“I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas.”

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Book:the bell jar

Source: the bell jar

“Christmas time! That man must be a misanthrope indeed, in whose breast something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in whose mind some pleasant associations are not awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.”

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Book:Sketches by Boz

Source: Sketches by Boz

“I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.”

“All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.”

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Author:David Jeremiah

“Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.”

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Author:Corrie Ten Boom

“Something of eternal significance transpired there. Not only was the calendar of the world changed, but heaven itself and eternity were affected.”

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Author:J. Vernon McGee

“For the Christ-child who comes is the Master of all; No palace too great, no cottage too small.”

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Author:Phillips Brooks

“Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal men may live in eternity.”

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Author:Jan Hus

“Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail over all hatred and bitterness, a time when our thoughts and deeds and the spirit of our lives manifest the presence of God.”

Quote by Mary Ellen Chase

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