One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.
Henry Van DykeThe best rose-bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses.
Henry Van DykeHappiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.
Henry Van DykeThe meditative angler is not exempt from sensational periods. There are times when all the uncertainty of his chosen pursuit seems to condense itself into one big chance, and stand out before him like a salmon on the top wave of a rapid. He sees his luck hangs by a single strand of gut, and he cannot tell whether it will hold or break. This is the thrilling moment and he never forgets it.
Henry Van Dyke