Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

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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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No endeavour is in vain; Its reward is in the doing.

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Many people do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do the flowers they have planted, to see if they are growing.

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Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

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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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Men are four; He who knows and knows not that he knows. He is asleep; wake him. He who knows not and knows not that he knows not. He is a fool; shun him. He who knows not and knows that he knows not. He is a child; teach him. He who knows and knows that he knows. He is a king; follow him. The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.

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Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

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Would you learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers, comprehend its mystery!

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Think not because no man sees, such things will remain unseen.

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But the great Master said, "I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift to each, To charm, to strengthen, and to teach".

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The grave itself is but a covered bridge, Leading from light to light, through a brief darkness!

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Burn, O evening hearth, and waken Pleasant visions, as of old! Though the house by winds be shaken, Safe I keep this room of gold!

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Stars of earth, these golden flowers; emblems of our own great resurrection; emblems of the bright and better land.

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Does not all the blood within me Leap to meet thee, leap to meet thee, As the springs to meet the sunshine.

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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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The human voice is the organ of the soul.

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It was Autumn, and incessant Piped the quails from shocks and sheaves, And, like living coals, the apples Burned among the withering leaves.

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The prayer of Ajax was for light.

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Very hot and still the air was, Very smooth the gliding river, Motionless the sleeping shadows.

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