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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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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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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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In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.
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Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the past ... These are the joys of a lifetime Those are the things that last
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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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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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Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.
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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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Lord, when my spirit shall return to thee, At the foot of a friendly tree let my body be buried, That this dust may rise and rejoice among the branches.
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We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.
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A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
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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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Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.
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What do I owe my father? Everything!
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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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We are all swimmers in God's mighty sea.
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