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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There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.
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For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.
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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait.
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People demand freedom only when they have no power.
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Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man’s enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.
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They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind that suffer.
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There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.
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Youth comes but once in a lifetime.
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Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.
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We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
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I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.
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Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.
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All things come round to him who will but wait.
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