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Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.
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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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 worlds in which we live at heart are one, The world I am, the fruit of I have done And underneath these worlds of flower and fruit, The world I love,--the only living root.
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Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.
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There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.
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Natural beauty and wonder are priceless heirlooms which God has bestowed upon our nation. How shall we escape the contempt of the coming generation if we suffer this irreplaceable heritage to be wasted?
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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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Death comes in its own time, in its own way.Death is as unique as the individual experiencing it.
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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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For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.
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Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.
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Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.
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To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
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One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.
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But this I know. Those who seek Him will do well to look among the poor and the lowly, the sorrowful and the oppressed.
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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.
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Love is not about getting - but giving.
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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 the heart s immortal thirst to be completely known and all forgiven.
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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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Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.
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