The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.

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"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

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

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"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

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"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

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"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

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"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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