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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.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
May
Reach
Soul
Walks
Love
Bring
Path
Alone
Seeks
Goal
Wander
Heaven
Save
Keep
Blessed

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