Lord, this humble house we'd keep Sweet with play and calm with sleep. Help us so that we may give Beauty to the lives we live. Let Thy love and let Thy grace Shine upon our dwelling place.
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A happy New Year! Grant that I May bring no tear to any eye When this New Year in time shall end Let it be said I've played the friend, Have lived and loved and labored here, And made of it a happy year.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects a wish for the New Year to be filled with joy and to positively impact others' lives.
Edgar Guest's quote expresses a hopeful desire as the New Year approaches, emphasizing the importance of bringing happiness to others and making meaningful contributions to life. It conveys a sense of personal responsibility to ensure that one's actions lead to a positive and fulfilling year, both for oneself and for those around them.
Themes
HappinessNew YearFriendshipPositivityImpact
In practice
Example use cases
In a New Year speech, you might share this quote to inspire goodwill among friends and family.
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Who does his task from day to day and meets whatever comes his way, Believing God has willed it so, has found real greatness here below. Who guards his post, no matter where, believing God must need him there, Although but lowly toil it be, has risen to nobility. For great and low there's just one test, 'tis that each man shall do his best, Who works with all the strength he can, shall never die in debt to man.
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I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me. I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be; I'd like to mean as much to you each minute of the day, as you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.
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But keep on working and hoping still. For in spite of the grumblers who stand about, somehow, it seems, all things work out.
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At Christmas A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here; Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before, And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. He is less a selfish creature than at any other time; When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime.
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