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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Genius is talent set on fire by courage.Henry Van Dyke
Out with the tranquil lights,
Out with the lights that burn
For love and law and human rights!
Henry Van Dyke
We may be able to tell how many stars are in the Milky Way we may be able to count the petals of every flower, and number the bones of every bird but unless faith leads us to a deeper understanding, a more reverent comprehension of the significance of the universe, God can be no more pleased with our knowledge than the painter is pleased with the fly which touches his picture with its feelers, and sips the varnish from the surface, and dies without dreaming of the meaning, thought, feeling, embodied in the colors.
Henry van Dyke
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.
Henry Van Dyke
By God, by faith, by honor, yes!
Henry Van Dyke
The best rose bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses.
Henry van Dyke
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