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

Quote by Henry Van Dyke

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

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

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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.

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.

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...

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 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 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...

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

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