Use What Talents You Possess

by Henry Van Dyke

Use what talents you possess:
the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang there, 
except those that sang best.
—Henry Van Dyke, American author and clergyman
 

 

 

Notes:
November 10, 1852   
Today is the birthday of the American author and clergyman Henry Van Dyke.
Henry gave us an epic saying that gardeners often quote about spring.


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Use What Talents You Possess
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