Quote #48

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

More from Henry van Dyke

  1. There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
  2. There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as w…
  3. 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.
  4. 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 …
  5. Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.
  6. 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 an…
  7. Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.
  8. Use what talent you possess - the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

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