Maxioms by Henry Van Dyke
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.
Time is too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, read more
Time is 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.
Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While read more
Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While he who walks in love may wander far, But God will bring him where the Blessed are.
Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.
Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.
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.