A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
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 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
The kingdom of birds is divided into two departments - birds and House Sparrows. House Sparrows are not real birds - they… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I know that Europe's wonderful, yet something seems to lack;The Past is too much with her, and the people looking back. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
So in the heart, When, fading slowly down the past, Fond memories depart, And each that leaves it seems the last; Long after all… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
A little while the rose, And after that the thorn; An hour of dewy morn, And then the glamour goes. Ah, love in beauty… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the past ... These are the joys of a lifetime Those are the things that last — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Religion? Yes, I know it well; I've heard its prayers and creeds, And seen men put them all to shame with poor, half-hearted deeds.… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire. — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Lord, when my spirit shall return to thee, At the foot of a friendly tree let my body be buried, That this dust may… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
