" To g iv e up o n e's v er y s el f --t o t h in k o n l y o f o t h er s -- h o w t o b r in g t h e g r ea t es t h a ppin es s t o o t h er s --t h a t is t h e t r ue mea n in g o f Ch r is t ma s ." The American Magazine 1889 13