Quote by Washington Irving
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in th

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. – Washington Irving

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. – Washington Irving

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I sometimes think one of the great blessings we shall enjoy in heaven, will be to receive letters by every post and never be obliged to reply to them. – Washington Irving

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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. – Washington Irving

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He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking. – Kyra Sedgwick

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Its more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and its exactly what you want. Its a great feeling, and theres nothing like it. – Zack Snyder

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If you havent got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. – Bob Hope

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I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If its a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands. – Gina Gershon

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Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. – Chinese Proverb

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