A peaceful man must fight For that which peace demands, Freedom and faith, honor and right, Defend with heart and hands. — Henry Van Dyke Demand Copy Share Image
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a… — Henry Van Dyke Ambition Copy Share Image
Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why. — Henry Van Dyke Culture Copy Share Image
No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Life is an arrow, therefore you must know What mark to aim at, how to use the bow-- Then draw it to… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
“There is a loftier ambition than to stand high in the world. It is to step down and lift mankind a little… — Henry Van Dyke Ambition Copy Share Image
Be grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. — Henry Van Dyke Happiness Copy Share Image
I heard through the nightThe rush and the clamour;The pulse of the fightLike blows of Thor's hammer;The pattering flightOf the leaves, and… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Modest egotism is the salt of conversation; you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything… — Henry Van Dyke Communication Copy Share Image
The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride; The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside; The doorband strong enough… — Henry Van Dyke Deceit Copy Share Image
“Never believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never tell even that unless you feel that… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Like water spilt upon the ground--alas, Our little lives flow swiftly on and pass; Yet may they bring rich harvests and green… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good;I watched the battle from afar as one who understoodThe shouting… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Peace without Justice is a low estate, A coward cringing to an iron Fate! But Peace through Justice is the great ideal,… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and madness of desire - oh, no - love is… — Henry Van Dyke Best things Copy Share Image
Memory is a capricious and arbitrary creature. You never can tell what pebble she will pick up from the shore of life… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Thou wayfaring Jesus - a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at Thy birth: Exiled again from Thy rest in… — Henry Van Dyke Birth Copy Share Image
Every country-or at least every country that is fit for habitation-has its own rivers; and every river has its own quality; and… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
These are the things I prize And hold of dearest worth: Light of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, Shelter… — Henry Van Dyke Bird Copy Share Image
The meditative angler is not exempt from sensational periods. There are times when all the uncertainty of his chosen pursuit seems to… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
All Thy works with joy surround Thee, God of glory, Lord of Love; Stars and angels sing around Thee, Center of unbroken… — Henry Van Dyke Angel Copy Share Image
Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the… — Henry Van Dyke Chance Copy Share Image
What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
“ Be glad of life because it gives you a chance to love and to work and to play and to look… — Henry Van Dyke Life Copy Share Image
Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
In love and friendship, small, steady payments on a gold basis are better than immense promissory notes. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key. — Henry Van Dyke Treasure Copy Share Image
Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living. — Henry Van Dyke Giving Copy Share Image
“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very quiet if only those birds sing there that sang best.” — Henry Van Dyke Bird Copy Share Image
