Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Henry Van Dyke Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 10, 1852
  • Died: Apr 10, 1933

Henry Jackson van Dyke (November 10, 1852 - April 10, 1933, aged 80) was an American author, educator, and clergyman.

Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. best

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest. best

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why. best

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. greatness

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. work

Genius is talent set on fire by courage. courage

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with. best

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live. death

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war. fear, peace & war

Happiness is inward, and not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. happiness

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever. death

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