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A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
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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The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the goodI 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!
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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.
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Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.
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Like water spilt upon the ground--alas, Our little lives flow swiftly on and pass Yet may they bring rich harvests and green grass!
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There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.
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Love is not getting, but giving It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.
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Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the past ... These are the joys of a lifetime Those are the things that last
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You can never begin to live until you dare to die.
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No matter what theory of the origin of government you adopt, if you follow it out to its legitimate conclusions it will bring you face to face with the moral law.
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There is no conflict between the Old and the New the conflict is between the False and the True.
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I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.
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In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.
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Love is not about getting - but giving.
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There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.
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This is the soldier brave enough to tellThe glory-dazzled world that war is hell:Lover of peace, he looks beyond the strife,And rides through hell to save his country's life.
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No amount of energy will take the place of thought.
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Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.
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Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.
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