“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.”
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Henry van Dyke, a writer, minister, and outdoorsman, was popular in the early decades of the 20th century. He was a man of numerous talents and enormous energy whose works included short stories, poems, and essays. His literary work blends with the recurring theme of religion and nature. His philosophy of art is best reflected in his statement: “The highest element in the best art is always moral, and fitted to make men and women better as well as happier.” Henry van Dyke’s works involved elevating sympathy for man, fostering companionship with nature, and promoting a reverent view of life.
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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.”
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“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.”
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“To 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; to be satisfied with your possessions, but not contented with yourself until...”
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“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.”
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“Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is toil.”
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“The Sun-Dial at Wells College The shadow by my finger cast Divides the future from the past: Before it, sleeps the unborn hour In darkness, and beyond thy power: Behind its unreturning line,...”
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“Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.”
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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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“There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.”
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“As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.”
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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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“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; never to tell even that unless you f...”
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“To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is pos...”
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“In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.”
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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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“Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.”
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“Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.”
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“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.”
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“A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.”
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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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