American - Poet | November 10, 1852 - April 10, 1933
A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
Henry Van Dyke
FriendshipFriendHeartTimeNeeds
Genius is talent set on fire by courage.
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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
LoveFearTimeWaitSlowShort
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
KindnessGratitudeFeelingNatural
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
WisdomBestBirdsWoodsYouSilent
Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.
HappinessDependInwardDoesOutward
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
LifeWorkLoveStarsChanceLook
There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.
GreatPersonalCheerfulCharm
It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.
LiveBestPeopleAlwaysRiversMost
Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.
LiveDeathPeopleDieNeverBegin
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.
LifeManIdeasSocietySadnessHalf
In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.
PersonalityProgressIndependence
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