For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWSit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
More Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
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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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The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
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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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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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Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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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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Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author.
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Into each life some rain must fall.
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It is a beautiful trait in the lover’s character, that they think no evil of the object loved.
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That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
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Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.
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The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing.
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Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
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