“ Happiness is inward, and not outward and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. Henry Van Dyke
“ Born in the East, and clothed in Oriental form and imagery, the Bible walks the ways of all the world with familiar feet, and enters land after land to find its own everywhere. It has learned to speak… Henry Van Dyke
“ 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
“ He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, he provideth a kindness for many generations, and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him. Henry Van Dyke
“ Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. 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. Henry Van Dyke
“ It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with. Henry Van Dyke
“ In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence. 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. Henry Van Dyke
“ 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 possible for… Henry Van Dyke
“ 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. Henry Van Dyke
