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Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Henry Van Dyke
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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
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Germantown
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Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal While he who walks in love may wander far, Yet God will bring him where the blessed are.
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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.
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