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

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.
Henry Van Dyke

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
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 eternity.
Henry Van Dyke

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.
Henry Van Dyke

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Henry Van Dyke

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Henry Van Dyke