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Henry van Dyke
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“So in the heart, When, fading slowly down the past, Fond memories depart, And each that leaves it seems the last; Long after all the rest are flown, Returns a solitary tone,— The after-echo of departed years,— And touches all the soul to tears.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1871 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The After-Echo, st. 2 (1871).
“A tear that trembles for a little while Upon the trembling eyelid, till the world Wavers within its circle like a dream, Holds more of meaning in its narrow orb Than all the distant landscape that it blurs.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1872 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dulciora, st. 1 (1872).
“And so, by night, while we were all at rest, I think the coming sped the parting guest.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1873 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Parting and the Coming Guest (1873).
“What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1898 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ships and Havens, ch. 2 (1898).
“Raise the stone, and thou shalt find me; cleave the wood and there am I.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1900 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Toiling of Felix, Pt. I, prelude (1900)
“The legend of Felix is ended, the toiling of Felix is done; The Master has paid him his wages, the goal of his journey is won; He rests, but he never is idle; a thousand years pass like a day, In the glad surprise of Paradise where work is sweeter than play.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1898 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Toiling of Felix, Pt. III, st. 1 (1898).
“This is the gospel of labour, ring it, ye bells of the kirk! The Lord of Love came down from above, to live with the men who work. This is the rose that He planted, here in the thorn-curst soil: Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1898 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Toiling of Felix, Pt. III, st. 5. (1898)
“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.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1899 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fisherman's Luck, ch. 5 (1899)
“Not to the swift, the race: Not to the strong, the fight: Not to the righteous, perfect grace: Not to the wise, the light.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1904 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reliance, st. 1 (1904)
“For men have dulled their eyes with sin, And dimmed the light of heaven with doubt, And built their temple-walls to shut thee in, And framed their iron creeds to shut thee out.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1904 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: God of the Open Air, st. III (1904).
“This is the soldier brave enough to tell The glory-dazzled world that "war is hell": Lover of peace, he looks beyond the strife, And rides through hell to save his country's life.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1904 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens (1904).
“Count not the cost of honour to the dead! The tribute that a mighty nation pays To those who loved her well in former days Means more than gratitude for glories fled; For every noble man that she hath bred, Lives in the bronze and marble that we raise, Immortalised by art's immortal praise, To lead our sons as he our fathers led.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1905 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: National Monuments, st. 1 (February 1905).
“So it's home again, and home again, America for me! My heart is turning home again, and there I long to be, In the land of youth and freedom beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars!”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1909 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: America for Me, st. 2 (1909)
“O brave flag, O bright flag, O flag to lead the free! The glory of thy silver stars, Engrailed in blue above the bars Of red for courage, white for truth, Has brought the world a second youth And drawn a hundred million hearts to follow after thee.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1910 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Who Follow the Flag, Phi Kappa Beta Ode, Harvard University (June 30, 1910).
“Honour the brave who sleep Where the lost “Titanic” lies, The men who knew what a man must do When he looks Death in the eyes.“Women and children first,”— Ah, strong and tender cry! The sons whom women had borne and nursed, Remembered,—and dared to die.The boats crept off in the dark: The great ship groaned: and then,— O stars of the night, who saw that sight, Bear witness, These were men!”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1912 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Heroes of the "Titantic" (November 9, 1912).
“What is Friendship? Something deep That the heart can spend and keep: Wealth that greatens while we give, Praise that heartens us to live.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Talisman, st. 2 (January 21, 1914).
“If Might made Right, life were a wild-beasts' cage; If Right made Might, this were the golden age; But now, until we win the long campaign, Right must gain Might to conquer and to reign.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Might and Right (July 1, 1915).
“God said, “I am tired of kings,”— But that was a long while ago! And meantime man said, “No,— I like their looks in their robes and rings.” So he crowned a few more, And they went on playing the game as before, Fighting and spoiling things.Man said, “I am tired of kings! Sons of the robber-chiefs of yore, They make me pay for their lust and their war; I am the puppet, they pull the strings; The blood of my heart is the wine they drink. I will govern myself for awhile I think, And see what that brings!”Then God, who made the first remark, Smiled in the dark.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks About Kings (October 1915).
“Peace without Justice is a low estate,— A coward cringing to an iron Fate! But Peace through Justice is the great ideal,— We'll pay the price of war to make it real.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1916 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Price of Peace (December 28, 1916).
“I have no joy in strife, Peace is my great desire; Yet God forbid I lose my life Through fear to face the fire.A peaceful man must fight For that which peace demands,— Freedom and faith, honor and right, Defend with heart and hands.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Peaceful Warrior, st. 1-2 (May 1918).
“And yet there is an anger that purifies the heart: The anger of the better against the baser part, Against the false and wicked, against the tyrant's sword, Against the enemies of love, and all that hate the Lord.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Righteous Wrath, st. 2 (January 1918).
“Four things a man must learn to do If 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 (1852–1933) first seen 1920 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Four Things," Poems, vol. 1 (vol. 9 of The Works of Henry Van Dyke) (1920).
“Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun; Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.”
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“If all the skies were sunshine, Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain.If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence. To break the endless song.If life were always merry, Our souls would seek relief, And rest from weary laughter In the quiet arms of grief.”
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“The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good; I watched the battle from afar as one who understood The shouting and confusion, the bloody, blundering fight— How few there are that see it clear, how few that wage it right!”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Religion? Yes, I know it well; I've heard its prayers and creeds, And seen men put them all to shame with poor, half-hearted deeds. They follow Christ, but far away; they wander and they doubt. I'll serve him in a better way, and live his precepts out.”
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“Let me but feel thy look's embrace, Transparent, pure, and warm, And I'll not ask to touch thy face, Or fold thee in mine arm. For in thine eyes a girl doth rise, Arrayed in candid bliss, And draws me to her with a charm More close than any kiss.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are many kinds of love, as many kinds of light, And every kind of love makes a glory in the night. There is love that stirs the heart, and love that gives it rest, But the love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But often faltering feet Come surest to the goal; And they who walk in darkness meet The sunrise of the soul.”
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“He that planteth a tree is the servant of God, He provideth a kindness for many generations, And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.”
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“In warlike pomp, with banners flowing, The regiments of autumn stood: I saw their gold and scarlet glowing From every hillside, every wood.”
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“I heard through the night The rush and the clamour; The pulse of the fight Like blows of Thor's hammer; The pattering flight Of the leaves, and the anguished Moan of the forest vanquished.”
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“The storm is ended! The impartial sun Laughs down upon the battle lost and won, And crowns the triumph of the cloudy host In rolling lines retreating to the coast.”
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“For ever so our thoughtful hearts repeat On fields of triumph dirges of defeat; And still we turn on gala-days to tread Among the rustling memories of the dead.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm only wishing to go a-fishing; For this the month of May was made.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside of the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The mountain is voiceless and imperturbable; and its very loftiness and serenity sometimes make us the more lonely.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The promotion from all-day picnics to a two weeks' camping-trip is like going from school to college.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every mountain is, rightly considered, an invitation to climb.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Romantic love interests almost everybody, because almost everybody knows something about it, or would like to know.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How often a man has cause to return thanks for the enthusiasms of his friends! They are the little fountains that run down from the hills to refresh the mental desert of the despondent.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Christ never asks us to give up merely for the sake of giving up, but always in order to win something better.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The simple life which blandly ignores all care and conflict, soon becomes flabby and invertebrate, sentimental and gelatinous.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No amount of energy will take the place of thought.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh, London is a man’s town, there’s power in the air; And Paris is a woman’s town, with flowers in her hair; And it’s sweet to dream in Venice, and it’s great to study Rome; But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know that Europe’s wonderful, yet something seems to lack; The Past is too much with her, and the people looking back.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh, it’s home again, and home again, America for me! I want a ship that’s westward bound to plow 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 (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thou warden of the western gate, above Manhattan Bay, The fogs of doubt that hid thy face are driven clean away: Thine eyes at last look far and clear, thou liftest high thy hand To spread the light of liberty world-wide for every land.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh, come as comes the morn. Serene and strong and full of faith, America, arise, With steady hope and mighty help to join thy brave Allies. O dearest country of my heart, home of the high desire, Make clean thy soul for sacrifice on Freedom’s altar-fire: For thou must suffer, thou must fight, until the warlords cease, And all the peoples lift their heads in liberty and peace.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride: The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside.”
Henry van Dyke (1852–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source