Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
Henry Van Dyke quotes about
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.
self-esteem soul prison
Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.
courage fire genius
Genius is talent set on fire by courage.
motivational blessed blessing
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is toil.
shadow worst
It is better to follow even the shadow of the best, than to remain content with the worst.
closets ends middle
It is better to burn the candle at both ends, and in the middle, too, than to put it away in the closet and let the mice eat it.
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.
spring adventure soul
Faith is an adventure; it is the courage of the soul to face the unknown. But that courage springs from the hope and confidence of the soul that its adventure will succeed.
truth conflict
There is no conflict between the Old and the New; the conflict is between the False and the True.
photography memories past
Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the past ... These are the joys of a lifetime Those are the things that last
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.
kings war tired
Man said, "I am tired of kings! Sons of the robber-chiefs of yore, They make me pay for their lust and their war; I am the puppet, they pull the strings; The blood of my heart is the wine they drink. I will govern myself for awhile I think, And see what that brings!
autumn glowing gold
In warlike pomp, with banners flowing, The regiments of autumn stood: I saw their gold and scarlet glowing From every hillside, every wood.