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Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Jackson van Dyke (November 10, 1852 – April 10, 1933, aged 80) was an American author, educator, and clergyman.


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Quote Left Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. Quote Right
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Quote Left Happiness is inward and not outward and so it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. Quote Right
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Quote Left There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. Quote Right
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Quote Left Look around for a place to sow a few seeds. Quote Right
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Quote Left 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 and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs