Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

There is nothing perfectly secure but poverty.

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Nothing is or can be accidental with God.

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Look upon the errors of others in sorrow, not in anger.

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Thinking the deed, and not the creed, Would help us in our utmost need.

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Art is the child of Nature.

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They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest.

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Youth wrenches the sceptre from old age, and sets the crown on its own head before it is entitled to it.

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Even cities have their graves!

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Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may be equal to the occasion.

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I have a passion for ballad. . . . They are the gypsy children of song, born under green hedgerows in the leafy lanes and bypaths of literature,--in the genial Summertime.

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The morning pouring everywhere, its golden glory on the air.

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Dead he is not, but departed, for the artist never dies.

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I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls, The burial-ground God's-Acre.

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Art is the child of Nature; yes, Her darling child, in whom we trace The features of the mother's face, Her aspect and her attitude, All her majestic loveliness Chastened and softened and subdued Into a more attractive grace, And with a human sense imbued. He is the greatest artist, then, Whether of pencil or of pen, Who follows Nature.

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The country is lyric, the town dramatic. When mingled, they make the most perfect musical drama.

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Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us.

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

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Perhaps there lives some dreamy boy, untaught In schools, some graduate of the field or street, Who shall become a master of art, An admiral sailing the high seas of thought Fearless and first, and steering with his fleet For lands not yet laid down in any chart.

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Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice, and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice.

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It is true, that it is not at all necessary to love many books, in order to love them much.

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