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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
Getting
Giving
Love

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Peace without Justice is a low estate,— A coward cringing to an iron Fate! But Peace through Justice is the great ideal,— We'll pay the price of war to make it real.
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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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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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Gratitude is a two fold love - love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.
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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
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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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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 grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings.
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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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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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I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.
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What do I owe my father? Everything!
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The more keenly we are awake to the perils of life, the higher and grander is the possibility of being truly brave.
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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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