Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWNot in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
More Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
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The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.
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Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor’s nose.
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Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine rhymes mingled the feminine are.
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Music is the universal language of mankind.
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All things come round to him who will but wait.
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It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
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The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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People demand freedom only when they have no power.
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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.
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Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
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By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.
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However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
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The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.
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