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Henry Van Dyke Quotes: 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.


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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.

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.



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.



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.





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To believe something and not live is like making fun of your abilities. You cannot be really trusted if you can dream and doubt its possibility.

To believe something and not live is like making fun of your abilities. You cannot be really trusted if you can dream and doubt its possibility.



Certainly, they'd had to endure the war, but they had each other close by. They had never known the confusion of being a third-worlder, they had always a home!

Certainly, they'd had to endure the war, but they had each other close by. They had never known the confusion of being a third-worlder, they had always a home!



Love is always being given where it is not required.

Love is always being given where it is not required.



My mum and dad have always enjoyed life, and it's something that's been instilled in me. I wake up in a good mood most mornings.

My mum and dad have always enjoyed life, and it's something that's been instilled in me. I wake up in a good mood most mornings.



While a truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.

While a truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.



The leadership definitely have to come from the leaders.

The leadership definitely have to come from the leaders.



Nothing ever happened - Not even this

Nothing ever happened - Not even this



It is a curious fact that with 'Through the Looking-Glass' the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me... I have done nothing in that direction since.

It is a curious fact that with 'Through the Looking-Glass' the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me... I have done nothing in that direction since.



It's our job to get into the hardest-to-see places and bring back the best footage - we have the best footage of North Korea ever shot. If that's a stunt, then I'll keep on doing stunts until I die.

It's our job to get into the hardest-to-see places and bring back the best footage - we have the best footage of North Korea ever shot. If that's a stunt, then I'll keep on doing stunts until I die.



If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.

If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.




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