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

Topics: Talent Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Love is not getting, but giving

Love is not getting, but giving

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.

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...

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we...

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we...

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.

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

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

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

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...

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...

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

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.

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...