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

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...

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...

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 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.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage

Genius is talent set on fire by courage

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...

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

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...

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.

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...

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.