"Be grateful for the tiny details of..." - Quote by Henry Van Dyke

“A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay.... For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.”

“You can never begin to live until you dare to die.”

“A flawless cup: how delicate and fine The flowing curve of every jewelled line! Look, turn it up or down, 'tis perfect still-- But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.”

“As it is more blessed to receive, so it must be more blessed to receive than to give back.”

“I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.”

“For rich people, the sky is just an extra, a gift of nature. The poor, on the other hand, can see it as it is, a gift of infinite grace.”

“As to scenery (giving my own thought and feeling), while I know the standard claim is that Yosemite, Niagara Falls, the Upper Yellowstone and the like afford the greatest natural shows, I am not so sure but the prairies and plains, while less stunning at first sight, last longer, fill the esthetic sense fuller, precede all the rest, and make North America's characteristic landscape.”

“A weed is a plant whose virtue is not yet known.”

“If your life's worth living, it's worth recording.”