The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.

Quote by Henry Van Dyke

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express...

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...