Quote by May Sarton
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I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become… but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother and distress. – May Sarton

Other quotes by May Sarton

A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself. – May Sarton

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Gardens
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Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. – May Sarton

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gardening
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Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers. – May Sarton

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gardening
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Other Quotes from
Christmas
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Santa Claus has the right idea – visit people only once a year. – Victor Borge

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Christmas

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. – Agnes M. Pahro

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Christmas

Tradition: sit with husband in a room lit only by tree lights and remember that our blessings outnumber the lights. Happy Christmas to all. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com

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Christmas

My favorite toy growing up was Polly Pocket. But one gift that I wanted though never received for Christmas was a pair of trampoline moon shoes. You strap them to your feet and they have springs on them, and you can just jump around! – Lucy Hale

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Christmas

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I dont know why my smile has become a signature pose. I think its a nice change. I think people want to see happiness, so a smile is what can bring that. I didnt make it my trademark on purpose. – Arizona Muse

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Happiness

Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesnt. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading. – Jack Prelutsky

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Poetry

Its a wonderful profession, and it opens lots of doors, and I think its quite right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose. – Miranda Richardson

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Knowledge

Every man over forty is a scoundrel. – George Bernard Shaw

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Age