Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
Henry Van Dyke quotes about
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.
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...
hymns people heaven
Hymns of today that may be sung by people who know the thought of the age...are not afraid that any truth of science will destroy Christianity, or any revolution will overthrow the Kingdom of Heaven.
sea fishing rivers
The meditative angler is not exempt from sensational periods. There are times when all the uncertainty of his chosen pursuit seems to condense itself into one big chance, and stand out before him like a salmon on the top wave of a rapid. He sees his luck hangs by a single strand of gut, and he cannot tell whether it will hold or break. This is the thrilling moment and he never forgets it.
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!
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.
thank-you appreciation accumulation
We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.
storm battle triumph
The storm is ended! The impartial sunLaughs down upon the battle lost and won,And crowns the triumph of the cloudy hostIn rolling lines retreating to the coast.
unique way individual
Death comes in its own time, in its own way.Death is as unique as the individual experiencing it.
fishing wish may
I'm only wishing to go a-fishing;For this the month of May was made.
energy thoughts-and-thinking amount
No amount of energy will take the place of thought.
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.
dare dies
You can never begin to live until you dare to die.
often-is wonderful ready
Those who would see wonderful things must often be ready to travel alone.