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• Even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Eden, Forever, Fit

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

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• The brave man is intelligent; he faces danger because he understands it and is prepared to meet it. The drunkard who runs, in the delirium of intoxication, into a burning house is not brave; he is only stupid. But the clear-eyed hero who makes his way, with every sense alert and every nerve strung, into the hell of flames to rescue some little child, proves his courage.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Running, Courage, Children

  Henry Van Dyke (2007). “Counsels by the Way”, p.89, Wildside Press LLC

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• Hymns of today that may be sung by people who know the thought of the age...are not afraid that any truth of science will destroy Christianity, or any revolution will overthrow the Kingdom of Heaven.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Hymns, People, Heaven

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• Thou warden of the western gate, above Manhattan Bay, The fogs of doubt that hid thy face are driven clean away: Thine eyes at last look far and clear, thou liftest high thy hand To spread the light of liberty world-wide for every land.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Eye, Light, Fog

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

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• The worlds in which we live at heart are one, The world "I am," the fruit of "I have done"; And underneath these worlds of flower and fruit, The world "I love,"--the only living root.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Flower, Heart, Roots

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

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• The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride; The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside; The doorband strong enough from robbers to defend; This door will open at a touch to welcome every friend.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Strong, Pride, Doors

  Henry Van Dyke (1904). “Music, and Other Poems”

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• The kingdom of birds is divided into two departments - birds and House Sparrows. House Sparrows are not real birds - they are little beasts!

  Henry Van Dyke

  Real, Two, House

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• If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence. To break the endless song.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Song, Sweet, Heart

  Henry Van Dyke (1927). “Chosen poems”

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• A peaceful man must fight For that which peace demands,— Freedom and faith, honor and right, Defend with heart and hands.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Peace, Heart, Fighting

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

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• What is Friendship? Something deep That the heart can spend and keep: Wealth that greatens while we give, Praise that heartens us to live.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Friendship, Heart, Giving

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

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• Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air; And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair; And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome; But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Dream, Sweet, Flower

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

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• Modest egotism is the salt of conversation; you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything tastes flat.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Want, Too Much, Taste

  Henry Van Dyke (1908). “Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness”

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• Of all the things that man has made, no is so full of interest and charm,
  none possesses so distinct a life and character of its own, as a ship.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Character, Men, Sailing

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• Peace without Justice is a low estate,— A coward cringing to an iron Fate! But Peace through Justice is the great ideal,— We'll pay the price of war to make it real.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Peace, Real, War

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

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• A flawless cup: how delicate and fine The flowing curve of every jewelled line! Look, turn it up or down, 'tis perfect still-- But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Heart, Wine, Curves

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

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• I heard through the nightThe rush and the clamour;The pulse of the fightLike blows of Thor's hammer;The pattering flightOf the leaves, and the anguishedMoan of the forest vanquished.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Blow, Pulse, Hammers

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

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• The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good;I watched the battle from afar as one who understoodThe shouting and confusion, the bloody, blundering fight-How few there are that see it clear, how few that wage it right!

  Henry Van Dyke

  Fighting, Evil, Confusion

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

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• I know that Europe's wonderful, yet something seems to lack;The Past is too much with her, and the people looking back.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Past, Europe, People

  Henry Van Dyke (1927). “Chosen poems”

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• Long ago Apollo called to Aristæus, youngest of the shepherds, Saying, "I will make you keeper of my bees." Golden were the hives, and golden was the honey; golden, too, the music, Where the honey-makers hummed among the trees.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Long Ago, Tree, Shepherds

  Henry Van Dyke (1927). “Chosen poems”

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