Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
Henry Van Dyke quotes about
success wise strong
Not to the swift, the race: Not to the strong, the fight: Not to the righteous, perfect grace: Not to the wise, the light. But often faltering feet Come surest to the goal; And they who walk in darkness meet The sunrise of the soul.
dust feet tree
Lord, when my spirit shall return to thee, At the foot of a friendly tree let my body be buried, That this dust may rise and rejoice among the branches.
nature doors body
Spend as much time as possible, with body and with spirit in God's out-of-doors.
running courage children
The brave man is intelligent; he faces danger because he understands it and is prepared to meet it. The drunkard who runs, in the delirium of intoxication, into a burning house is not brave; he is only stupid. But the clear-eyed hero who makes his way, with every sense alert and every nerve strung, into the hell of flames to rescue some little child, proves his courage.
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.
integrity sensitive individual
A clean and sensitive conscience, a steady and scrupulous integrity in small things as well as large, is the most valuable of all possessions, to a nation as to an individual.
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.
character men sailing
Of all the things that man has made, no is so full of interest and charm, none possesses so distinct a life and character of its own, as a ship.
beautiful gratitude grateful
Be grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings.
sarcastic imbeciles jazz
Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.
real character gay
A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay.... For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.
god jesus honesty
I thank God for the honesty and virility of Jesus religion which makes us face the facts and calls us to take a man's part in the real battle of life.
love valentines-day powerful
For those who love... time is eternity...
life water may
Like water spilt upon the ground--alas, Our little lives flow swiftly on and pass; Yet may they bring rich harvests and green grass!