Two contrasting sayings for this month of celebration:
Even though the prospect sickens,
Brother here we go again.
On Christmas Day you can't get sore,
Your fellow man you must adore,
There's time to cheat him all the more
The other three hundred and sixty-four.
Tom Lehrer, b. 1928 US humorist.

'When a society comes together and makes decisions in harmony, when it respects its most noble traditions, cares for its most vulnerable members, treats its forests and lands with respect, then it will prosper and not decline.'
--Buddha, Mahaparinirvana Sutra