Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
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.
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.
christmas christmas-day observance
There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.
What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.
knowing art-and-culture culture
Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.
bird singing woods
The woods would be quiet if no bird sang but the one that sang best.
eye thinking insanity
No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity.
personality independence progress
In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.