Christmas is a special time of year where family and friends reconnect over shared wishes and Christmas messages. Many families look forward to receiving their Christmas greetings and family photos and display or hang them for the holiday season. For that reason it’s important to take the time to craft your message carefully for your loved ones. If you’re looking for Christmas writing inspiration, we’ve collected a list of perfect Christmas card messages and wishes for your own holiday greetings.
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Christmas cards are primarily made up of the following sections: the greeting, a personal message, a chosen holiday quote or message, your signed name, and family photos. All of these pieces should be carefully chosen and heartfelt. If you’re struggling to find the right message or sentiment, we’ve found some great Christmas wishes for any occasion or relationship. Browse our choices below:
Christmas is a time of tradition, so classic christmas card messages are perfect for any season’s greetings. For specific inspiration, look to our favorite classics below.
Merry Christmas Wishes
Sometimes a simple "Merry Christmas" is the most elegant message we can offer to our loved ones. For messages that follow this kind and simply crafted sentiment, look to the following examples:
• ‘Tis the season to wish one another joy and love and peace. Merry Christmas.
• Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
• The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness. May all these be yours at Christmas.
• May Santa Claus bring everything you wished for. Merry Christmas!
• Here’s to a year of blessings and beyond. Have a Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays Messages
For those who prefer general Holiday messages and wishes, here are a few classic greetings you can use:
• Best wishes for Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year.
• Warmest greetings of this festive season and best wishes for happiness this New Year.
• Wishing you a magical and blissful holiday!
• All the best to everyone this Holiday Season!
• May everything on your wishlist come true. Happy Holidays!
• Here’s to a wonderful Holiday season and a Happy New Year!
Or, for more examples, check out our resource on holiday cards messages and wishes.
Find the right Christian Christmas card messages for friends and family with the list of greetings below:
• May your Christmas be filled with the true miracles and meaning of this Merry time.
• May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you all through the New Year. Wishing you a season of blessings from heaven above.
• May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this Holy season, we wish you a joy-filled Christmas.
• A silent night, a star above, a blessed gift of hope and love. A Merry Christmas to you and your whole family.
• I wish you the unconditional love of God in all the dreams of your heart and your everyday prayers. Merry Christmas.
• Praying you have a wonderful Christmas filled with moments you’ll always remember.
• May God bless you with a festive, loving and peaceful celebration this Christmas and all throughout the year.
Your friends are a true Christmas gift, so let them know how special they are in your Christmas letter. You can find some of our favorite examples below:
• For your Christmas time I wish you many blessings, much happiness, and even more love.
• Having you as my friend makes me feel as if it is Christmas every day. Merry Christmas.
• Christmas is a feeling true friends share with laughter and love to show that they care.
• I hope you’re all making this a Christmas to remember!
• So grateful to have a friend like you at Christmas and all year long.
• Your friendship and your love is the best Christmas gift that I’ve gotten. Merry Christmas.
• It’s friends like you that make this season so special and magical.
• Wishing you peace, joy, and all the best this wonderful holiday has to offer. May this incredible time of giving and spending time with family bring you the joy that lasts throughout the year.
Christmas if the best time of year for spending time with your loved ones, so make sure your Christmas card reflects that sentiment. Check out our examples for Christmas messages for family below:
• There is no greater gift this festive season than spending time with family all around the Christmas tree.
• You’re all so important to us. Stay safe and stay happy this holiday season!
• To all the people who are dear to me, I wish all of you nothing but the joy and happiness that this Christmas brings!
• Having family like you is the best Christmas gift there ever could be.
• At Christmas and always, what a blessing you are.
• Thinking of you with lots of love at Christmas.
• Grateful to be blessed with such a wonderful family. Merry Christmas!
• Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.
Teachers have given much of their time this year to your children, and Christmas is a great time to let them know how much you appreciate them. For message inspiration, look to our examples below:
• May this holiday season be full of surprises and cheers, simply because you deserve the best.
• Season’s Greetings from the family! Hope you all end the year on a bright note.
• Best wishes for you and your family this Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
• Have a cheerful, holly, jolly, and a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
• Thank you so much for all that you’ve done this year. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
• Happy Holidays. Wishing you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year.
For professional settings, you should use more reserved, but still heartfelt, greetings. We’ve collected a list perfect for any office, whether it’s for a coworker, employee, or manager.
Employee Christmas Card Messages
• Good tidings we bear to you and your family! May we all have a Merry Christmas.
• Happy Holidays and all the best to you in the year to come.
• Holiday time and all the time, I so appreciate the great work you do.
• Peace, love and harmony we wish to you and may love fill your home with blessings too. Happy Holidays.
• We hope your holidays will be filled with joy and laughter through the New Year. Merry Christmas!
Messages For Coworker
• Wishing you a holiday season full of fun, and a new year filled with prosperity.
• It’s a pleasure to work with you and a joy to wish you a merry Christmas!
• Hoping that the new year brings you new opportunities and new possibilities.
• Enjoy your well deserved rest and time with family. Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!
Messages For Boss
• Merry Christmas from all of us! Here’s to a season of success and harmony.
• We’re all hoping that you have a fantastic holiday season and a fabulous New Year.
• Warmest wishes for a happy holiday season.
• In this loveliest and happiest of seasons, may you find many reasons to celebrate. Have a wonderful Christmas!
• Wishing you a festive holiday season and a very happy new year.
Sometimes a quote conveys your holiday sentiment best. In that case, we’ve found a few favorites for the holiday season that you might love for your own Christmas cards.
• Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day. by Helen Steiner Rice
• We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
• I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens
• Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. Norman Vincent Peale
• Christmas is the day that holds all time together. Alexander Smith
• I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, With every Christmas card I write, May your days be merry and bright, And may all your Christmases be white. Irving Berlin
• Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas . . . perhaps . . .means a little bit more!’ Dr Seuss
• Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. Janice Maeditere
• Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind. Mary Ellen Chase
• Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. Hamilton Wright Mabie
• Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. Unknown
• From Home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other. Emily Matthews
Christmas cards should be signed by hand in either blue or black ink. Even if the rest of your card is printed, you should personally sign the card. If you’re looking for ideas on closing remarks, find examples here:
• Best wishes
• With love
• With all our love
• Happy Holidays
• Merry Christmas
• Much Love
• Hugs and kisses
• XOXO
• All the best
• Warmly
• Take care
• Yours truly
• Sincerely
• Cheers
• Lots of love
• God bless
• Your friend
Do your best to choose a sign off that is appropriate for the recipient. For example, if it’s for a professional relationship, "Take care" or "Happy Holidays" will do. For friends and family, "Much Love" and "Yours Truly" are fine.
If you’re looking for additional Christmas card resources you can read our piece on What to Write in a Christmas Card. Or you can browse our Christmas card collection to find the right card and stationary for you and your family.
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It's very true that travel is about taking risks, but calculated risks do not have to be unsafe. If you are looking for safe travel quotes, here you will find a mixture of quotes about being safe when you travel. But they also encourage you to take the risk anyway.
Because, after all, if you are taking the journey, you're also taking the risk of travelling into the unknown. That's what makes these safe travels wishes so meaningful.
SAFE JOURNEY QUOTES CONTENTS
❶ Safe Travel Quotes
❷ Safe Journey Quotes
❺ Anthony Bourdain Travel Quotes
❸ Lao Tzu Travel Quotes
❹ Catchy Safe Journey Wishes
❺ Adventurous Travel Quotes
Safe journey quotes are harder to come by than you might think. There are plenty of awesome general travel quotes and inspiration out there but when it comes to safe travels quotes specifically, the pickings are a little thin.
But luckily for you, we have trawled the internet and hand-picked 101 of the best safe journey quotes along with safe travel well-wishes for you to copy and paste. So read on and get your inspiration for quotes about safe travels!
SAFE TRAVEL QUOTES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
1. “No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.”
– Chuck Thompson2. “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it's lethal”
– Paulo Coelho3. “The world is waiting for you. Good Luck. Travel Safe. Go!”
– Phil Keoghan4. “And the purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt5. “Beautiful girl, take care of yourself. No-one else knows what your soul needs.”
– Aston G6. “Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.”
– Rumi7. “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life”
– Michael Palin8. “The farther you go, however, the harder it is to return. The world has many edges, and it's easy to fall off.”
– Anderson Cooper9. “The more you weigh the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe. Eat cake.”
– Unknown10. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
– Confucius11. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
– Andre Gide12. “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.”
– James A. Michener13. “A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
– John A. Shedd4. “Great things never came from comfort zones.”
15. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
– Mark Twain16. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
– Jack Canfield17. “Adventure is worthwhile.”
– Aesop18. “I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.”
– Roman Payne19. “What you have to decide… is how you want your life to be. If you're forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you’d want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So don’t be afraid. Be alive.”
– Sarah Dessen20. “Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show”
– Unknown
21. “This was how it was with travel: one city gives you gifts, another robs you. One gives you the heart’s affections, the other destroys your soul. Cities and countries are as alive, as feeling, as fickle and uncertain as people. Their degrees of love and devotion are as varying as with any human relation. Just as one is good, another is bad.”
– Roman Payne22. “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.”
– George Augustus Moore23. “Everything will be alright in the end so if it is not alright it is not the end.”
– Deborah MoggachSAFE JOURNEY QUOTES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
24. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.”
– Babs Hoffman25. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.”
– Tim Cahill26. “To travel is to take a journey into yourself.”
– Danny Kaye27. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
– Martin Buber28. “Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
– Matsuo Basho29. “And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?”
– Rumi30. “…there ain't no journey what don't change you some.”
– David Mitchell31. “I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything.”
– Bill BrysonANTHONY BOURDAIN'S BEST SAFE TRAVEL QUOTES
Anthony Bourdain was one of my favourite travellers EVER. Nobody was below him and he would learn from everyone, treat everyone equally and would try everything once.
He took a lot of risks, but always come out better on the other side. he was the ultimate traveller, and I'm sure his travel quotes will inspire you to grab life y the big ol' balls and enjoy every moment! Enjoy these inspiring travel safe quotes from Anthony.
32. “Travel isn't always pretty. It isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that's okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
– Anthony Bourdain33. “Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
– Anthony Bourdain34. “Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.”
– Anthony Bourdain35. “I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we’re talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime ‘associates,’ food, for me, has always been an adventure.”
– Anthony Bourdain36. “I wanted kicks—the kind of melodramatic thrills and chills I'd yearned for since childhood, the kind of adventure I'd found as a little boy in the pages of my Tintin comic books.”
– Anthony Bourdain37. “It's been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. But I wouldn't have missed it for the world.”
– Anthony Bourdain38. “Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
– Anthony Bourdain39. “I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I’m always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.”
– Anthony Bourdain– Anthony Bourdain41. “If I am an advocate for anything, it is to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food. It's a plus for everybody.”
– Anthony BourdainFULFILLING LIFE AND SAFE TRAVEL QUOTES BY LAO TZU
Lao Tzu (or Laozi as he is sometimes known) wrote many of my favourite travel quotes. He was an ancient Chinese philosopher who lived sometime between the 4th and 6th Century BC.
Laozi was said to be a contemporary of Confucius during the 6th or 5th century BC. His travel quotes are super catchy, whimsical and well-known around the world.
42. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
– Lao Tzu43. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
– Lao Tzu44. “Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.”
– Lao Tzu45. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
– Lao TzuSERIOUSLY CATCHY SAFE JOURNEY WISHES
If you're wishing a friend or loved one well on their journey, be sure to check out all of these safe journey wishes and be safe quotes. Perfect for sending them off on the trip of a lifetime. These well-wishes were inspired by the Birthday Wishes Experts and Asian Tours and Holidays websites. Get inspired for these awesome safe trip quotes!
46. Keep Calm and Have a Safe Trip.
47. Safe journey! Have a blast and be well!
48. You’ve always been adventurous. I hope that you arrive safe and tell me all about what you have seen and done.
49. May your journey be eye-opening! May you have new and profound experiences, and may you arrive and depart in a safe manner!
50. Go safe, move safe, stay safe, leave safe and then back safe…Wishing you a safe journey.
51. May angels fly with you wherever you roam and guide you back safely to family and home.
52. You are more special than words can say….have a safe journey!
53. As long as you have an open mind, able body and a kind heart, you will be safe everywhere.
54. Open your senses, feed your soul. Be carefree and let wanderlust take control. Stay safe.
55. Life isn't easy. All your life you have to strive to make yourself better. It’s a full-time commitment. To be your best, you have to work your hardest.
56. Time always heals bad vibes and it also teaches us to learn that we should set aside the past and focus on the good things that await us. Have a safe journey!
57. This journey is a once in a lifetime experience. I wish you all the very best for your travels and hope you come back safe and sound. Have a safe trip!
58. Travelling is less about selfies and more about memories. Have a safe trip.
59. Don't get so distracted by the finish line that you forget to enjoy the journey.
60. Life isn’t meant to be lived caged within walls and mindsets. The only way to break free from the shackles of monotony is to travel. Bon voyage!
61. Each successful step in life means there is a successful future ahead of us. No matter how tough the goings are. Always remember that it takes the tough to keep on going.
62. You are someone who I respect for your strength of character! May the journey that you are going on be undefeated! May it have the quality of safety that you deserve to have!
63. No matter how high you go. No matter how turbulent up there it may be. Don't worry. I wish you a safe flight. Take care.
64. May your journey be eye-opening! May you have new and profound experiences, and may you arrive and depart in a safe manner!
65. This is thrilling and so amazing. I sure know you are going to miss home. Whichever way it turns, I wish you the safest journey ever.
66. The plane will not crash-land, the journey will not end in sorrow. I promise. But it will end in undiluted joy. Have a safe flight.
67. I wish you a journey free of turbulence, and an atmosphere clear of fog. I wish you safety as you go and come back. Safe journey to you.
68. No matter what the design of the flight is, no matter how sound the engines are, I wish you a safe flight to your destination. And I wish you same on your way home.
69. You will be taught how to use the life jacket. But you probably will never use it. This shall be a journey that is full of merriment. Have a safe flight.
70. It’s normal when you are nervous. Just don’t panic too much. It sure will be a safe ride. Have fun!
71. I may not be the pilot or the co-pilot but I sure am a friend that cares. Whatever I wish you is binding. And so I wish you the safest flight ever.
72. When you are back on this journey, this is what I want to hear; “It was such a great journey like never before, and it went really well. The atmosphere was great, and there was no turbulence at all!”
73. You are my hero for taking the kind of trip most people only dream about. Have a great time!
MORE ADVENTUROUS TRAVEL QUOTES TO INSPIRE YOU
Just in case you haven't filled your travel quote quota or you haven't found the right one for you. Here'es a collection of more obscure and more well-known travel quotes that will be sure to give you a healthy dose of wanderlust.
74. “I travel not to go anywhere but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson75. “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.”
– Clifton Fadiman76. “I read; I travel; I become”
– Derek Walcott77. “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”
– Miriam Beard78. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”
– Marcel Proust79. “It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way.”
– Penelope Riley80. “Travel brings power and love back into your life.”
– Rumi81. “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure”
– Freya Stark82. “Only one who wanders finds new paths.”
– Norwegian proverb83. “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live.”
– Hans Christian Andersen84. “Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
– Helen Keller85. “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.”
– William Feather86. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
– Ernest Hemingway87. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
– Henry Miller88. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”
– Anaïs Nin89. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
– Terry Pratchett90. “The further I go, the closer to me I get.”
– Andrew McCarthy91. “I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”
– Mary Anne Radmacherr92. “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”
– Maya Angelo– Brian Krans94. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
95. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.”
– Saint Augustine96. “The best education I have ever received was through travel.”
– Lisa Ling97. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”
– Ibn Battuta– Mark Twain99. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”
– David Mitchell100. “Everyone of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down.”
– Ryu Murakami101. “There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I'm born to leave.”
– Charlotte ErikssonThat concludes our epic list of 101 safe journey quotes and wishes. I hope you found quickly and easily the perfect quote for you in an easy to copy + paste format so you can wish them safe travels on their next journey