14、The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmasit always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fairAnd its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angelsis sung。——Phillips Brooks
15、The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in theblackness of space. As wegot farther and farther away it diminishedin size. Finally it shrank to the size of amarble, the mostbeautiful marble you can imagine。——James Irwin
16、The endangered species list has grown this year to include bothreligious and secular symbols cherished by Americans including the nativity, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, candycanes, and Christmas carols。——John Doolittle
17、The spirit of Christmas is-and hopefully always will be-aboutgoodwill and generosity toothers and peace on earth。——Nick Rahall
18、There are some people who want to throw their arms round you justbecause it’s Christmas,there are other people who want to strangleyou just because its Christmas。——Robert Lynd
19、Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts weget, And keep the ones we giveaway, How happy were our Christmasday!——Carolyn Wells
20、We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, thehistorical encounter, thedecisive encounter, between God andmankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let himrejoice。——Pope Paul VI
21、When we were children we were grateful to those who filled ourstockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God forfilling our stockings with legs?——Gilbert K. Chesterton
22、According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those whoare born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but arepreserved until the end of time。——Grazia Deledda
23、A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like athunderstorm, and we all gothrough it together。——Garrison Keillor