What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.

Quote by Henry Van Dyke

Topics: Death Quotes

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....

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.

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...

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 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...

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

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...

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...

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world -...

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world -...

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

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

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

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 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...

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 friend is what the heart needs all the time.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

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...

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.

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

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

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.