Maxioms by Henry Van Dyke
Love is not getting, but giving, not a wild dream of pleasure, and madness of desire— ... it is goodness, read more
Love is not getting, but giving, not a wild dream of pleasure, and madness of desire— ... it is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.
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.
Feast of Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 Thou wayfaring Jesus -- a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from read more
Feast of Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 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.
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say
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.
