Quoted from quotegarden.com
Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish. Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself. ~Francis C. Farley
[I]t is the one season of the year when we can lay aside all gnawing worry, indulge in sentiment without censure, assume the carefree faith of childhood, and just plain “have fun.” Whether they call it Yuletide, Noel, Weinachten, or Christmas, people around the earth thirst for its refreshment as the desert traveller for the oasis. ~D.D. Monroe
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ~Mary Ellen Chase
Somehow, not only for Christmas
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart’s possessing
Returns to you glad.
-John Greenleaf Whittier
We Heart Public Art wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
Bust of Dr. Lincoln Goodale (taken by jfsl3 in Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2005)
Statue of Captain James Cook (taken by werewegian in Yorkshire, UK, 2007)
Festive Hippo (taken by Helena Pugsley in Marwell Zoo, Colden Common, UK, 2008)
A Statue in Savannah, Georgia (taken by jamieca, 2006)
Lion with a Wreath (taken by {elaine} in Chicago. USA, 2007)
Ibsen with a Santa Hat (taken by svanes, Grimstad, Norway, 2006)
An Angel with a Santa Hat (taken by kerryank in Adelaide, Australia, 2008)
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