“The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.”
"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."
- George Santayana
Awareness
"To the art of working well a civilized race would add the art of playing well."
- George Santayana
Balance
"One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human."
- George Santayana
Relationships
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
- George Santayana
Courage
""The earth has music for those who listen.""
- George Santayana
Connection to Earth
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy