"Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time." — Jean Paul

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." — Benjamin Franklin

"We pass through this world but once." — Stephen Jay Gould

"The less you talk, the more you're listened to." — Pauline Phillips

"One faces the future with one's past." — Pearl S. Buck

"Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family." — Joseph Brodsky

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." — Charles Dickens

"Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store." — Dr. Seuss

"There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late." — Charles Kingsley

"If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life." — Rick Warren