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Quotes from the Classics: December

Happy Holidays to you and welcome, Winter! ‘Tis the season of cozy so raise a cup of hot cocoa to sweaters, crackling fires, warm blankets, and snuggles with the ones you Love most. Whatever your traditions and celebrations, I hope your season is full of Love and Light and all that is truly important. Check out the quotes below for inspiration as you navigate seasonal endings and the inevitable beginnings they bring.

Happy Holidays to you and welcome, Winter! ‘Tis the season of cozy so raise a cup of hot cocoa to sweaters, crackling fires, warm blankets, and snuggles with the ones you Love most. Whatever your traditions and celebrations, I hope your season is full of Love and Light and all that is truly important. Check out the quotes below for inspiration as you navigate seasonal endings and the inevitable beginnings they bring.

Winter mug, marshmallows, and twinkle lights by Ylanite Koppens

 
Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
— Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
 

 
The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.
— Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
 

 
I could leave the world with today in my eyes.
— Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory
 

 
Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more.
— Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
 

 
Kindness is like snow; it beautifies everything it covers.
— Kahlil Gibran
 

 
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.
— Aristotle
 

 
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.
— Maya Angelou
 

 
Wisdom comes with winters.
— Oscar Wilde
 

 
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger — something better, pushing right back.
— Albert Camus, The Stranger
 

Love in all things,

April Eileen

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