“To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind – this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.”
— Henry Van Dyke
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“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”
— Henry Van Dyke
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“Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.”
— Henry Van Dyke
Author: Henry Van Dyke
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“There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart – never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.”
— Henry Van Dyke
Author: Henry Van Dyke
Category: god
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