Michael Josephson Commentary: No One Is Too Poor to Give 598.3

The church bells of innumerable sects are all chime bells today, ringing in sweet accordance throughout many lands and awaking a great joy in the heart of our common humanity.
– Edwin Hubbell Chapin, minister, social reformer (1814-1880)
It is the most human and kindly of seasons, as fully penetrated and irradiated with the feeling of human brotherhood.
– George William Curtis, writer, speaker (1824-1892)
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
– Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father (1706-1790)
`Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart.
– Washington Irving, author, historian (1783-1859)
The optimism, good cheer, and goodwill embodied in the Christmas spirit are antidotes to selfishness and superficiality. They can help us find purpose and meaning in love, kindness, charity, gratitude, and forgiveness.
– Michael Josephson
CORRECTION
In last week’s Commentary, Sir William Temple`s quote should have read:
There cannot live a more unhappy creature than an ill-natured old man who is neither capable of receiving pleasures nor sensible of doing them to others.