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 by Henry Van Dyke

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Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang...

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never...

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never...

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too...

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work...

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

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

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

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...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

Love is not getting, but giving

Love is not getting, but giving

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

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

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

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at...

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at...

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another....

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another....

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes...

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes...

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the...

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the...

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...