Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
law government matter
No matter what theory of the origin of government you adopt, if you follow it out to its legitimate conclusions it will bring you face to face with the moral law.
soul influence members
One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.
blow pulse hammers
I heard through the nightThe rush and the clamour;The pulse of the fightLike blows of Thor's hammer;The pattering flightOf the leaves, and the anguishedMoan of the forest vanquished.
fighting evil confusion
The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good;I watched the battle from afar as one who understoodThe shouting and confusion, the bloody, blundering fight-How few there are that see it clear, how few that wage it right!
success wise strong
Not to the swift, the race: Not to the strong, the fight: Not to the righteous, perfect grace: Not to the wise, the light. But often faltering feet Come surest to the goal; And they who walk in darkness meet The sunrise of the soul.
character men sailing
Of all the things that man has made, no is so full of interest and charm, none possesses so distinct a life and character of its own, as a ship.
men needs deeds
Deeds not Words: I say so too! And yet I find it somehow true, A word may help a man in need, To nobler act and braver deed.
love gold payment
In love and friendship, small, steady payments on a gold basis are better than immense promissory notes.
eden forever fit
Even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.
life-is
The strength of your life is measured by the strength of your will.
long-ago tree apollo
Long ago Apollo called to Aristæus, youngest of the shepherds, Saying, "I will make you keeper of my bees." Golden were the hives, and golden was the honey; golden, too, the music, Where the honey-makers hummed among the trees.
gratitude art father
Count not the cost of honour to the dead!The tribute that a mighty nation paysTo those who loved her well in former daysMeans more than gratitude for glories fled;For every noble man that she hath bred,Lives in the bronze and marble that we raise,Immortalised by art's immortal praise,To lead our sons as he our fathers led.
believe men doe
The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will believe it and live up to it.
spiritual long soul
As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.