Henry Van Dyke Quotes - Page 5

Quotes about:

• O' who will walk with me along lifes merry way? A comrade blithe and full of glee, who dares to laugh out loud and free.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Laughing, Glee, Way

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The works of Henry Van Dyke”

  9 Copy quote

• You never see the stock called Happiness quoted on the exchange.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Happiness

  Henry Van Dyke (2007). “Counsels by the Way”, p.21, Wildside Press LLC

  8 Copy quote

• There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Christmas, Observance, Christmas Day

  Henry van Dyke (2015). “The Spirit of Christmas”, p.15, Booklassic

  9 Copy quote

• The birth of Jesus is the sunrise in the Bible.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Jesus, Sunrise, Birth

  Henry Van Dyke (1993). “A Treasury of Christmas Stories”, Harold Shaw Pub

  12 Copy quote

• Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Motivational, Blessed, Blessing

  "The works of Henry Van Dyke".

  9 Copy quote

• The meditative angler is not exempt from sensational periods. There are times when all the uncertainty of his chosen pursuit seems to condense itself into one big chance, and stand out before him like a salmon on the top wave of a rapid. He sees his luck hangs by a single strand of gut, and he cannot tell whether it will hold or break. This is the thrilling moment and he never forgets it.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Sea, Fishing, Rivers

  Henry Van Dyke (2015). “Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things”, p.23, Read Books Ltd

  8 Copy quote

• Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Love, Mother, Memories

  Henry Van Dyke (2015). “Little Rivers”, p.125, eKitap Projesi

  61 Copy quote

• Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you ... to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old ... Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest ting in the world ... stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death... Then you can keep Christmas! But you can never keep it alone.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Christmas, Hate, Loneliness

  "The Spirit of Christmas". Book by Henry Van Dyke, December 31, 1987.

  32 Copy quote

• Man said, "I am tired of kings! Sons of the robber-chiefs of yore, They make me pay for their lust and their war; I am the puppet, they pull the strings; The blood of my heart is the wine they drink. I will govern myself for awhile I think, And see what that brings!

  Henry Van Dyke

  Kings, War, Tired

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

  5 Copy quote

• Thou wayfaring Jesus - a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at Thy birth: Exiled again from Thy rest in the manger, A fugitive child 'mid the perils of earth - Cheer with Thy fellowship all who are weary, Wandering far from the land that they love: Guide every heart that is homeless and dreary, Safe to its home in Thy presence above.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Jesus, Children, Cheer

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

  4 Copy quote

• Oh, it's home again and home again, America for me! I want a ship that's westward bound to plough the rolling sea To the blessed land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Stars, Ocean, Blessed

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

  7 Copy quote

• Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Sad, Men, Ideas

  Henry Van Dyke (2015). “Little Rivers”, p.26, eKitap Projesi

  12 Copy quote

• A little while the rose, And after that the thorn; An hour of dewy morn, And then the glamour goes. Ah, love in beauty born, A little while the rose!

  Henry Van Dyke

  Love, Rose, Littles

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

  4 Copy quote

• Fidelity is simply daring to be true in small things as well as great.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Fidelity, Daring, Being True

  Henry Van Dyke (2007). “Counsels by the Way”, p.87, Wildside Press LLC

  4 Copy quote

• 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

  Reality, Rivers, People

  Henry Van Dyke (2015). “Little Rivers”, p.16, eKitap Projesi

  8 Copy quote

• How fascinating is death, the extinction of life. One moment here and the next gone. The light put out and only the empty bag of the body left.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Life, Death, Light

  4 Copy quote

• For ever so our thoughtful hearts repeatOn fields of triumph dirges of defeat;And still we turn on gala-days to treadAmong the rustling memories of the dead.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Memories, Heart, Thoughtful

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

  5 Copy quote

• This is the gospel of labour, ring it, ye bells of the kirk! The Lord of Love came down from above, to live with the men who work. This is the rose that He planted, here in the thorn-curst soil: Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Work, Blessing, Men

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The works of Henry Van Dyke”

  4 Copy quote

• Natural beauty and wonder are priceless heirlooms which God has bestowed upon our nation. How shall we escape the contempt of the coming generation if we suffer this irreplaceable heritage to be wasted?

  Henry Van Dyke

  Suffering, Generations, Heritage

  4 Copy quote

• I thank God for the honesty and virility of Jesus religion which makes us face the facts and calls us to take a man's part in the real battle of life.

  Henry Van Dyke

  God, Jesus, Honesty

  Henry Van Dyke (2009). “Joy & Power: Three Messages with One Meaning”, p.36, The Floating Press

  5 Copy quote

• 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

  Kindness, Tree, Generations

  "Out-of-Doors in The Holy Land".

  4 Copy quote

• A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Peace, War, Depends

  11 Copy 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.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Believe, Men, Doe

  Henry Van Dyke (1924). “Six Days of the Week: A Book of Thoughts about Life and Religion”

  4 Copy quote

• In warlike pomp, with banners flowing, The regiments of autumn stood: I saw their gold and scarlet glowing From every hillside, every wood.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Autumn, Glowing, Gold

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

  4 Copy quote

• No amount of energy will take the place of thought.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Energy, Thoughts And Thinking, Amount

  Henry Van Dyke (2009). “Joy & Power: Three Messages with One Meaning”, p.51, The Floating Press

  8 Copy quote

Page 5 of 6

First

← Prev

1

2

3

4

5

6

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin