Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. -Henry Van Dyke

 

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.


Comments

There are not yet any comments on this quote. Why not register / login and be the first?



This quote is just one of 13 total Henry Van Dyke quotes in our collection. Henry Van Dyke is known for saying 'Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Henry Van Dyke
278

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

Henry Van Dyke
276
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. -Henry Van Dyke
259

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

Henry Van Dyke
259

When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be.

Henry Van Dyke
247
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul. -Henry Van Dyke
236

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Henry Van Dyke
206