Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

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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O holy trust! O endless sense of rest! Like the beloved John To lay his head upon the Saviour's breast, And thus to journey on!

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Make not thyself the judge of any man.

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The nimble lie Is like the second-hand upon a clock; We see it fly; while the hour-hand of truth Seems to stand still, and yet it moves unseen, And wins, at last, for the clock will not strike Till it has reached the goal.

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Our blossoms of passion, gay and luxuriant flowers, are bright and full of fragrance, but they beguile us and lead us astray, and their odor is deadly.

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For the structure that we raise, Time is with materials filled; Our to-days and yesterdays Are the blocks with which we build.

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However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

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Every great poem is in itself limited by necessity, but in its suggestions unlimited and infinite.

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Round about what is, lies a whole mysterious world of might be, a psychological romance of possibilities and things that do not happen.

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Every man has a paradise around him till he sins, and the angel of an accusing conscience drives him from his Eden.

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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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Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted; If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters, returning Back to their springs, like the rain, shall fill them full of refreshment; That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

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The human voice is the organ of the soul.

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The poor too often turn away unheard, From hearts that shut against them with a sound That will be heard in heaven.

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See yonder little cloud, that, borne aloft So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away Over the snowy peaks!

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The twilight that surrounds the border-land of old romance.

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But the good deed, through the ages Living in historic pages, Brighter grows and gleams immortal, Unconsumed by moth or rust.

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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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Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great.

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Truly, this world can go on without us, if we would but think so.

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