et Quote: Christmas cheer

CAIRO – 25 December 2017: It is the season to be jolly. In celebration of the arrival of Christmas, we have gathered some quotes from around the web that express the true meaning of everything festive and Christmassy.

1. “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.” - Thomas S. Monson

2. “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” - Norman Vincent Peale

3. “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” - Winston Churchill

4. “Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.” - Edna Ferber

5. “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” - Roy L. Smith

6. “The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.” - Thomas S. Monson

7. “Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us - a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead.” - David Cameron

8. “Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.” - Dale Evans

9. “Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.” - Pindar

10. “Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.” - Dr. Seuss

11. “For it is in giving that we receive.” - Francis of Assisi

12. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” - Charles Dickens

13. “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” - Charles M. Schulz

14. “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” - Calvin Coolidge

15. “Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” - Alexander Smith

16. “Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” -Taylor Caldwell

17. “Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!” - Charles Dickens

Egypt Today wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year