Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Henry Van Dyke Quotes: The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will believe it and live up to it.
         

The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will believe it and live up to it.


Henry Van Dyke
Check all other quotes by Henry Van Dyke

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Henry Van Dyke Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 04 May. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-Bible-does-not-profess-to-make-649853>.





Check out


Other quotes of Henry Van Dyke


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.

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.



Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.



A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.



Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home sweet home For there the heart can rest.

Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home sweet home For there the heart can rest.



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.



For those who love... time is eternity.

For those who love... time is eternity.



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.



The simple life which blandly ignores all care and conflict, soon becomes flabby and invertebrate, sentimental and gelatinous.

The simple life which blandly ignores all care and conflict, soon becomes flabby and invertebrate, sentimental and gelatinous.



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.



Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.





Other quotes you may like


No thanks…Dodo, was it? I don’t know if I can watch you have performance problems twice in ten days.

No thanks…Dodo, was it? I don’t know if I can watch you have performance problems twice in ten days.



We have committed the Golden Rule to memory let us now commit it to life.

We have committed the Golden Rule to memory let us now commit it to life.



Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.

Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.



Applied Science is a conjuror, whose bottomless hat yields impartially the softest of Angora rabbits and the most petrifying of Medusas.

Applied Science is a conjuror, whose bottomless hat yields impartially the softest of Angora rabbits and the most petrifying of Medusas.



I truly believe that America's greatness and billions and billions of dollars of our wealth flows away because China doesn't treat us fairly.

I truly believe that America's greatness and billions and billions of dollars of our wealth flows away because China doesn't treat us fairly.



The aphorism is cultivated only by those who have known fear in the midst of words, that fear of collapsing with all the words.

The aphorism is cultivated only by those who have known fear in the midst of words, that fear of collapsing with all the words.



Guard yourself against accusations, even if they are false; for the multitude are ignorant of the truth and look only to reputation.

Guard yourself against accusations, even if they are false; for the multitude are ignorant of the truth and look only to reputation.



No one knows what they can do until they try.

No one knows what they can do until they try.



Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies.

Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies.



What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.

What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will believe it and live up to it.". Author of this quote is Henry Van Dyke. This quote is about men, omniscient, bible, enough, happy, believe, doe,.