Henry Van Dyke

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, read more

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.

Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and a madness of desire--oh, no--love is not read more

Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and a madness of desire--oh, no--love is not that! It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living Yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to read more

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.

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang read more

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Love is not getting, but giving, not a wild dream of pleasure, and madness of desire— ... it is goodness, read more

Love is not getting, but giving, not a wild dream of pleasure, and madness of desire— ... it is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.