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Henry Van Dyke Quotes

«Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.»
«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.»
«Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are»
«Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.»
Author: Henry Van Dyke (Essayist, Poet, Writer) | About: Talent | Keywords: birds, possess, sang, silent, talents, woods
«Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.»
«Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.»
Author: Henry Van Dyke (Essayist, Poet, Writer) | About: Chance, Life, Love | Keywords: glad, look up
«There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.»
«Genius is talent set on fire by courage»
Author: Henry Van Dyke (Essayist, Poet, Writer) | About: Genius | Keywords: on fire, set on, set on fire
«When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be.»
«The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.»
Author: Henry Van Dyke (Essayist, Poet, Writer) | Keywords: month, spring

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