Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Quote by Henry Van Dyke

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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.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is...

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is...

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

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...

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....

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.

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.

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of...

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of...

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

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...

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the...

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the...

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

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...

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

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...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...