Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living. Henry Van Dyke More Quotes by Henry Van Dyke More Quotes From Henry Van Dyke No amount of energy will take the place of thought. Henry Van Dyke thoughts-and-thinking amount energy 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 ocean stars blessed All Thy works with joy surround Thee, God of glory, Lord of Love; Stars and angels sing around Thee, Center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, Flowery meadow, flashing sea, Chanting bird and flowing fountain, Call us to rejoice in Thee. Henry Van Dyke angel stars sea Use what talent you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke Self is the only prison that can bind the soul. Henry Van Dyke Time is Too slow for those who wait, 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 not. Henry Van Dyke 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. Henry Van Dyke 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 and sun. Henry Van Dyke Four things a man must learn to doIf he would make his record true:To think without confusion clearly;To love his fellow-men sincerely;To act from honest motives purely;To trust in God and Heaven securely. Henry Van Dyke Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live. Henry Van Dyke The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. - from Fisherman's Luck Henry Van Dyke Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest. Henry Van Dyke best love-is love world