Henry Van Dyke Love Quotations

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

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

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 we can.

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.

Gratitude is a twofold love -- love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.

A little while the rose, And after that the thorn; An hour of dewy morn, And then the glamour goes. Ah, love in beauty born, A little while the rose!

Love is not getting, but giving; 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 he who walks in love may wander far, Yet God will bring him where the blessed are.

For those who love... time is eternity...

In love and friendship, small, steady payments on a gold basis are better than immense promissory notes.

Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy burden and thy care In the quiet arms of prayer. Lord thou knowest how I live, All I'VE DONE AMISS FORGIVE; ALL OF GOOD I'VE TRIED TO DO STRENGTHEN, bless and carry through; All I love in safety keep While in Thee I fall asleep.

Love is the heart s immortal thirst to be completely known and all forgiven.