"Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books"
"The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal."
"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after."
"And in despair I bowed my head;"There is no peace on earth,"I said;"For hate is strong,And mocks the songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!"Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!The Wrong shall fail,the Right prevail,With peace on earth, good-will to men!"
"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad."
"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad."
"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence."
"However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure."
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
"I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart"
"Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all."
"Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate."
"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."
"As Unto the bow the the cord is ,So unto the man is woman;Though she bends him, she obeys him,Though she draws him , yet she follows:Useless each without the other."
"And in despair I bowed my head;"There is no peace on earth,"I said;"For hate is strong,And mocks the songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!"Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!The Wrong shall fail,the Right prevail,With peace on earth, good-will to men!"
"Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak."
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books"
"And in despair I bowed my head;"There is no peace on earth,"I said;"For hate is strong,And mocks the songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!"Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!The Wrong shall fail,the Right prevail,With peace on earth, good-will to men!"