Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
sweet heart home
Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home sweet home For there the heart can rest.
love way immortality
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.
positive ambition political
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
thanksgiving gratitude kindness
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
song sweet laughter
If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain. If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence, To break the endless song If life were always merry, Our souls would seek relief, And rest from weary laughter In the quiet arms of grief.
inspirational death character
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.
love life valentines-day
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.
real character gay
A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay.... For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.
inspirational change strength
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
love life happiness
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
choices sailing desire
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.
shadow worst
It is better to follow even the shadow of the best, than to remain content with the worst.
real two bird
The kingdom of birds is divided into two departments - birds and House Sparrows. House Sparrows are not real birds - they are little beasts!
country war brave
This is the soldier brave enough to tellThe glory-dazzled world that "war is hell":Lover of peace, he looks beyond the strife,And rides through hell to save his country's life.