Author: Henry Van Dyke

Quotes

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.

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.

- Henry Van Dyke

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

- Henry Van Dyke

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

- Henry Van Dyke

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

- Henry Van Dyke

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

- Henry Van Dyke

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

- Henry Van Dyke

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

- Henry Van Dyke

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

- Henry Van Dyke

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.

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.

- Henry Van Dyke

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