To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

Author: E. B. White

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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

I arise in the morning, torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet, the bylaws are shorter and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall the genial flame of charity in the heart.

That's the true spirit of Christmas, people being helped by people other than me.