Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Henry Van Dyke
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More quotes by Henry Van Dyke
- Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
- Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.
- It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.
- Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.
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