Henry Van Dyke

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

— Henry Van Dyke

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

— Henry Van Dyke

Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.

— Henry Van Dyke

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.

— Henry Van Dyke

Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

— Henry Van Dyke

What do I owe my father? Everything!

— Henry Van Dyke

Love is not about getting - but giving.

— Henry Van Dyke

We are all swimmers in God's mighty sea.

— Henry Van Dyke

We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.

— Henry Van Dyke

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say

— Henry Van Dyke

He that planteth a tree ...provideth a kindness for many generations.

— Henry Van Dyke

There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

— Henry Van Dyke

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.

— Henry Van Dyke

Those who would see wonderful things must often be ready to travel alone.

— Henry Van Dyke

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

— Henry Van Dyke

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

— Henry Van Dyke

Time is Too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grieve, Too short…

— Henry Van Dyke

Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, "This is my work; my blessing,…

— Henry Van Dyke

Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While he who…

— Henry Van Dyke

The storm is ended! The impartial sunLaughs down upon the battle lost and won,And crowns the triumph of the cloudy hostIn rolling…

— Henry Van Dyke

Oh, it's home again and home again, America for me! I want a ship that's westward bound to plough the rolling sea…

— Henry Van Dyke

The kingdom of birds is divided into two departments - birds and House Sparrows. House Sparrows are not real birds - they…

— Henry Van Dyke

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as…

— Henry Van Dyke

I thank God for the honesty and virility of Jesus religion which makes us face the facts and calls us to take…

— Henry Van Dyke

So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what…

— Henry Van Dyke

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the…

— Henry Van Dyke

If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain.…

— Henry Van Dyke

And you will remember that love is not getting, but giving; not a wild dream of pleasure, and a madness of desire…

— Henry Van Dyke

“The Sun-Dial at Wells College The shadow by my finger cast Divides the future from the past: Before it, sleeps the unborn…

— Henry Van Dyke

Count not the cost of honour to the dead!The tribute that a mighty nation paysTo those who loved her well in former…

— Henry Van Dyke

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless…

— Henry Van Dyke

Come, my friend, forget your foes, and leave your fears behind, And wander forth to try your luck, with cheerful, quiet mind;…

— Henry Van Dyke

“The mountains that enfold the vale With walls of granite, steep and high, Invite the fearless foot to scale Their stairway toward…

— Henry Van Dyke

be glαd of life, becαuse it gives you the chαnce to love αnd to work αnd to plαy αnd to look up…

— Henry Van Dyke

“behold, an azure spark was born out of the darkness beneath, rounding itself with purple splendours to a crimson sphere, and spiring…

— Henry Van Dyke

“i am standing upon the seashore. a ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for…

— Henry Van Dyke

“America for Me 'Tis fine to see the Old World and travel up and down Among the famous palaces and cities of…

— Henry Van Dyke

We may be able to tell how many stars are in the Milky Way; we may be able to count the petals…

— Henry Van Dyke

“Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and desires of little children; to remember the weaknesses and lonliness of…

— Henry Van Dyke

For those who love... time is eternity...

— Henry Van Dyke