Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man’s enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWFor his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.
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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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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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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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It is a beautiful trait in the lover’s character, that they think no evil of the object loved.
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Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.
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In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.
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If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
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The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.
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Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing.
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The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.
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Resolve and thou art free.
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Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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