Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

The happy should not insist too much upon their happiness in the presence of the unhappy.

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I cannot believe any man can be perfectly well in body, who has much labor of the mind to perform.

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To be strong is to be happy!

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Let us, then, be what we are; speak what we think; and in all things keep ourselves loyal to truth.

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Nature paints not; In oils, but frescoes the great dome of heaven; With sunsets, and the lovely forms of clouds; And flying vapors.

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Decide not rashly. The decision made Can never be recalled. The gods implore not, Plead not, solicit not; they only offer Choice and occasion, which once being passed Return no more. Dost thou accept the gift?

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Resolve and thou art free.

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Bell, thou soundest merrily, When the bridal party To the church doth hie! Bell, thou soundest solemnly, When, on Sabbath morning, Fields deserted lie!

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Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!

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The air is full of farewells to the dying. And mournings for the dead.

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The heaven of poetry and romance still lies around us and within us.

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For bells are the voice of the church; They have tones that touch and search The hearts of young and old.

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That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

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And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep! The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!

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All the means of action -- the shapeless masses -- the materials -- lie everywhere about us. What we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into the transparent crystal, bright and clear. That fire is genius.

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Fair words gladden so many a heart.

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Much must he toil who serves the Immortal Gods.

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In the long, sleepless watches of the night, A gentle face the face of one long dead Looks at me from the wall, where round its head The night-lamp casts a halo of pale light.

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I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

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O Music! language of the soul, Of love, of God to man; Bright beam from heaven thrilling, That lightens sorrow's weight.

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