“The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you.”

— Henry Van Dyke

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About Henry Van Dyke

Author • American

Henry van Dyke was an influential American author, poet, educator, and clergyman. Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as a professor of...

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