Henry Van Dyke

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

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

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard among the guns below.