Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
heart giving luck
Come, my friend, forget your foes, and leave your fears behind, And wander forth to try your luck, with cheerful, quiet mind; For be your fortune great or small, you take what God will give, And all the day your heart will say, "'Tis luck enough to live.
friendship heart giving
What is Friendship? Something deep That the heart can spend and keep: Wealth that greatens while we give, Praise that heartens us to live.
love giving honor
Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.
kindness thinking giving
be glαd of life, becαuse it gives you the chαnce to love αnd to work αnd to plαy αnd to look up αt the stαrs; to be sαtisfied with your posessions, to despise nothing in the world except fαlsehood αnd meαnness αnd to feαr nothing except cowαrdice; to be governed by your αdmirαtions rαther thαn by your disgusts, to covet nothing thαt is your neighbour's except his kindness of heαrt αnd gentleness of mαnners; to think seldom of your enemies, often of your friends and to spend αs much time αs you cαn with body αnd with spirit.
giving-up winning order
Christ never asks us to give up merely for the sake of giving up, but always in order to win something better.
inspirational-love love-is giving
Love is not about getting - but giving.
friendship relationship true-friend
A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
love love-is world
Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.
coming gratitude greet love running visit welcome
Gratitude is a twofold love -- love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.
love rose littles
A little while the rose, And after that the thorn; An hour of dewy morn, And then the glamour goes. Ah, love in beauty born, A little while the rose!
song sweet heart
If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence. To break the endless song.
strong pride doors
The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride; The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside; The doorband strong enough from robbers to defend; This door will open at a touch to welcome every friend.
flower night hymns
Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun; Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.
courage brave possibility
The more keenly we are awake to the perils of life, the higher and grander is the possibility of being truly brave.