Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace …

Henry Van Dyke
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Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living. ✨ Henry Van Dyke (2000). The Upward Path: Daily Inspirations from the Works of Henry Van Dyke, Harold Shaw Pub
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