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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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Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way.
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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
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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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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.
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As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.
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Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.
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So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.
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Deeds not Words: I say so too! And yet I find it somehow true, A word may help a man in need, To nobler act and braver deed.
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What is Fortune, what is Fame? Futile gold and phantom name- Riches buried in a cave, Glory written on a grave.
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Hymns of today that may be sung by people who know the thought of the age...are not afraid that any truth of science will destroy Christianity, or any revolution will overthrow the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Fidelity is simply daring to be true in small things as well as great.
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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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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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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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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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Thou wayfaring Jesus - a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at Thy birth: Exiled again from Thy rest in the manger, A fugitive child 'mid the perils of earth - Cheer with Thy fellowship all who are weary, Wandering far from the land that they love: Guide every heart that is homeless and dreary, Safe to its home in Thy presence above.
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Love is not about getting - but giving.
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Happiness is inward, and not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.
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What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.
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