Author: Henry Van Dyke

Quotes

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

- 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

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.

- 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

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.

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.

- 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

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

- Henry Van Dyke

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.

- Henry Van Dyke

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

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

- Henry Van Dyke

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