"To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it."

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"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."

- Mother Theresa

Compassion

"Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway."

- Mother Theresa

Compassion

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."

- Mother Theresa

Happiness

""The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.""

- Mother Theresa

Happiness

"If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway."

- Mother Theresa

Happiness

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"Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone."

- Charles M. Schulz

Generosity

"Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."

- Dale Evans

Generosity

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas."

- Peg Bracken

Generosity

"As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving."

- Gordon B. Hinckley

Generosity

"For it is in giving that we receive."

- Francis of Assisi

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