Henry Van Dyke Quotes

Henry Van Dyke
American Poet
Born: Nov 10, 1852
Died: Apr 10, 1933
Best Life Live Love World You
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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry Van Dyke
Love Time Fear Wait Slow Long Too Those Short Grieve Eternity Who Swift Rejoice
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. Henry Van Dyke
Kindness Thanksgiving Gratitude Natural Feeling Following Inward Thankfulness Impulse Express Received
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke
Wisdom Best You Birds Possess Those Would Would-Be Silent Except Talents Very Woods Sang Use
Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest. Henry Van Dyke
Love Best Love Is World Longest Lives Thing
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. Henry Van Dyke
Day Great Sometimes First Spring Month One Thing Between Another Difference Them Thing
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. Henry Van Dyke
Life Work Love You Stars Gives Glad Look Because Up To Love Play Chance
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. Henry Van Dyke
Inspirational World Ambition Down High Higher Lift Merely Than Stoop Little Mankind Stand
To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for. Henry Van Dyke
Happiness Service Good World Welfare Sail Increase Aim Virtue Strive Possible Some Something Haven Shall Surely Doing Which Mankind Us Really Choice Desire
There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening. Henry Van Dyke
God Good You Heart Listening Be True Believe Every Ought Unless Positively Rules Tell Bad About Absolutely Never Written True Feel Know Anybody Anything Which Even Necessary Every Heart Two
What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever. Henry Van Dyke
Death Day You World Will Else Possess Someone Forever Your Yours Found Belong
In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence. Henry Van Dyke
Personality Progress Independence First Recognition Interdependence Declaration Then
A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war. Henry Van Dyke
War Peace Fear Suppressed Nothing Depends
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. Henry Van Dyke
Life Man Sadness Secular Half Every Society Vain Critic Unrest Bound Ideas Modern Modern Society Dismal Profane Every Man
What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us. Henry Van Dyke
Brainy Becomes Us Belongs
Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why. Henry Van Dyke
Best Culture Pleased Habit Knowing Being Why
There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can. Henry Van Dyke
Life Love Live Way Immortality One-Way Only Only One Way Cheerfully Faithfully Ready Get Bravely To Love

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