Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Nature is a revelation of God; Art a revelation of man.

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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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No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.

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Weak minds make treaties with the passions they cannot overcome, and try to purchase happiness at the expense of principle; but the resolute will of a strong man scorns such means, and struggles nobly with his foe to achieve great deeds.

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Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

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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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The lamps are lit, the fires burn bright. The house is full of life and light.

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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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Often times we call a man [or woman] cold when he [or she] is only sad.

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Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.

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There is no light in earth or heaven but the cold light of stars; and the first watch of night is given to the red planet Mars.

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Stay, stay at home, my heart and rest; Home-keeping hearts are happiest.

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The student has his Rome, his Florence, his whole glowing Italy, within the four walls of his library. He has in his books the ruins of an antique world and the glories of a modern one.

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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 hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain.

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When we walk towards the sun of Truth, all shadows are cast behind us.

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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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What heart has not acknowledged the influence of this hour, the sweet and soothing hour of twilight, the hour of love, the hour of adoration, the hour of rest, when we think of those we love only to regret that we have not loved them more dearly, when we remember our enemies only to forgive them.

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Not chance of birth or place has made us friends, Being oftentimes of different tongues and nations, But the endeavor for the selfsame ends, With the same hopes, and fears, and aspirations.

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The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

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