“What we call real estate – the solid ground to build a house on – is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.”
"What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Love
"The clear light that belongs to October is personality rather than character."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Awareness
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always beyond your grasp."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness
"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness
"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