Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWAll things come round to him who will but wait.
More Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
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Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.
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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 rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical.
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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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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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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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Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man’s enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.
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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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Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.
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A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
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Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.
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Evil is only good perverted.
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Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies.
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