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Love is not about getting - but giving.

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
Love
Getting
Giving

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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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A tear that trembles for a little while Upon the trembling eyelid, till the world Wavers within its circle like a dream, Holds more of meaning in its narrow orb Than all the distant landscape that it blurs.
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Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.
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Count not the cost of honour to the dead!The tribute that a mighty nation paysTo those who loved her well in former daysMeans more than gratitude for glories fledFor every noble man that she hath bred,Lives in the bronze and marble that we raise,Immortalised by art's immortal praise,To lead our sons as he our fathers led.
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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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Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.
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We are all swimmers in God's mighty sea.
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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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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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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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Be grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings.
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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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Spend as much time as possible, with body and with spirit in God's out-of-doors.
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What do I owe my father? Everything!
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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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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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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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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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I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.
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Modest egotism is the salt of conversation you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything tastes flat.
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