It matters not how long we live but how.

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"Respect is what we owe; love, what we give."

- Philip James Bailey

Love

"Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth."

- Philip James Bailey

Faith

"Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade."

- Philip James Bailey

Reflection

"See the gold sunshine patching, / And streaming and streaking across / The gray-green oaks; and catching, / By its soft brown beard, the moss."

- Philip James Bailey

Nature

"The Sun, center, and sire of light, the keystone of the world-built arch of heaven."

- Philip James Bailey

Nature

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"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

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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

Philosophy

"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

Philosophy