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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes: 27

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.
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.
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
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.
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books
Music is the universal language of mankind.
Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven,Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.
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The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all,Into each life some rain must fall
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I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained in sudden flight but, they while their companions slept, they were toiling upwards in the night.
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Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.
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.
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!
Tell me not in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem.Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest,Was not spoken of the soul.
Voices of the Night
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it;Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.
In the Harbor
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.
Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.
Resolve, and thou art free.
Flower-de-Luce, and the Masque of Pandora
Unasked, Unsought, Love gives itself but is not bought
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Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.
Tell me not in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem.
Voices of the Night
Art is long, and Time is fleeting.
Voices of the Night
Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest,Was not spoken of the soul.
Voices of the Night
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining
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