Quotes by Henry van Dyke

Henry van Dyke

Henry van Dyke

American Protestant Clergyman and Writer

Lived from: 1852 - 1933

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 10 november 1852 Died: 10 april 1933

  • 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 not.

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  • Individualsm is a fatal poison. But individuality is the salt of common life.
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  • A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
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  • Be glad of life because it gives you a chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at stars.
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  • Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.
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  • Gratitude is a twofold love - love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.
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  • Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
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  • 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.
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  • Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.
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  • I thank God for the honesty and virility of Jesus religion which makes us face the facts and calls us to take a man's part in the real battle of life.
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  • In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.
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  • Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.
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  • Modest egotism is the salt of conversation.
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  • No amount of energy will take the place of thought.
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  • Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.
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  • 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.
    Fisherman's Luck (1899) , ch. 5
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  • There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart; never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; and never to tell that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening while you tell it.
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  • There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.
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  • There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.
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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 not.
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  • Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
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What are the most famous quotes from Henry van Dyke?

The two most famous quotes from Henry van Dyke are:

  • "Individualsm is a fatal poison. But individuality is the salt of common life."
  • "A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war."

When did Henry van Dyke live?

Henry van Dyke was born in 1852 and died in the year 1933.