Brave Quote by Henry Van Dyke

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

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

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

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

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

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

— Henry Van Dyke

Love is not about getting - but giving.

— Henry Van Dyke

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

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

It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.

— Henry Van Dyke

Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

— Henry Van Dyke

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