Henry van Dyke quotes

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live. (Henry van Dyke)
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. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. View quote
Henry van Dyke
As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge. View quote
Henry van Dyke
What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us. View quote
Henry van Dyke
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Genius is talent set on fire by courage. View quote
Henry van Dyke
A friend is what the heart needs all the time. View quote
Henry van Dyke
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true To think without confusion clearly To love his fellowmen sincerely To act from honest motives purely To trust in God and Heavn securely. (Henry van Dyke)
He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, he provideth a kindness for many generations, and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him. View quote
Henry van Dyke
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. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. View quote
Henry van Dyke
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. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Remember that what you possess in this world will be found on the day of your death to belong to somebody else. But what you are will be yours forever. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Look around for a place to sow a few seeds. View quote
Henry van Dyke
There are many kinds of love, as many kinds of light, And every kind of love makes a glory in the night. There is love that stirs the heart, and love that gives it rest, But the love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best. View quote
Henry van Dyke
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. View quote
Henry van Dyke
A tear that trembles for a little while Upon the trembling eyelid, till the world Wavers within its circle like a dream, Holds more of meaning in its narrow orb Than all the distant landscape that it blurs. (Henry van Dyke)
There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening. View quote
Henry van Dyke
In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Religion? Yes, I know it well; I've heard its prayers and creeds, And seen men put them all to shame with poor, half-hearted deeds. They follow Christ, but far away; they wander and they doubt. I'll serve him in a better way, and live his precepts out. View quote
Henry van Dyke
Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why. View quote
Henry van Dyke