Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
laughing way glee
O' who will walk with me along lifes merry way? A comrade blithe and full of glee, who dares to laugh out loud and free...
want too-much taste
Modest egotism is the salt of conversation; you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything tastes flat.
desire
It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.
suffering generations heritage
Natural beauty and wonder are priceless heirlooms which God has bestowed upon our nation. How shall we escape the contempt of the coming generation if we suffer this irreplaceable heritage to be wasted?
crowds may
You may have to live in a crowd, but you do not have to live like it.
country light rivers
Every country-or at least every country that is fit for habitation-has its own rivers; and every river has its own quality; and it is the part of wisdom to know and love as many as you can, seeing each in the fairest possible light, and receiving from each the best that it has to give.
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.
nature real animal
For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.
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.