Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWBuild today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.
More Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
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Into each life some rain must fall.
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Evil is only good perverted.
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Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
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If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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All things come round to him who will but wait.
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Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
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For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.
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However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
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Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies.
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Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person’s mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.
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Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.
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If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
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If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
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