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Love is not getting, but giving It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.

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
Goodness
Honor
Pure
Getting
Peace
Living
Giving
Love

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