And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
keeping watch of their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them,
and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
and they were terrified.
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid.
I bring you good news of great joy that will for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
--Bible - Luke 2:8-11
A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy,
the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered,
and the smile that lights on the first born babe,
and assures it of a mother's love
--Thomas C. Haliburton
The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life.
--John ChrysoStom (c347-407)
The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly.
--G.K. Chesterton
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
--Anonymous
Most people never have the opportunity to see an angel, or simply do not look well enough
to see them walking amoung us. this, however does not mean they don't exist.
Me, I'm one of the lucky few, not only have I seen an angel, I call her my best friend.
--Lori Corkum
There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil.
The triumph of anything is a matter of organisation.
If there are such things as angels, hope that they are organised
along the lines of the Mafia.
--Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The Sirens of Titan
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love,
I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,
but have not love I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease;
where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
And now these things remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
--Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, 13
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth,
separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire.
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
--Bible - Matthew 13:49-50
We are, each of us angels with only one wing;
and we can only fly by embracing one another.
--Luciano De Crescenzo
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this
have entertained angels without realizing it.
--Bible - Hebrews 13:2
Everything I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Dear George, Remember no man's a failure who has friends.
Thanks for the wings.
Love, Clarence
--Clarence, the angel in "It's a Wonderful Life"
Angels do find us in our hour of need.
--Amy Huffman
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels.
We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
--Anton Chekov
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