Henry Van Dyke Quotes
Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.



There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.



Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are



Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why



Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.



Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.



Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and madness of desire - oh, no - love is not that! It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living - yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.



There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.



Love is not getting, but giving



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 not.



Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.



As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.



Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world - stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death - and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas.



Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.



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.








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