| 237 Famous Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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“The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service”
Charity Quotes |
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“I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
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“There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together”
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“The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.”
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“The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy”
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“There is no grief like the grief that does not speak”
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“There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together”
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“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.”
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“Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine Kind words and kind deeds”
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“The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the secret anniversaries of the heart.”
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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.”
Motherhood Quotes |
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“Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man”
Nature Quotes |
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“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
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“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.”
Simplicity Quotes |
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“Youth comes but once in a lifetime”
Youth Quotes |
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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.”
Youth Quotes |
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“Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: A Psalm of Life (st. 4)
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“Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: A Psalm of Life (st. 9)
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“They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so meekly,
Spake with us on earth no more!”
Suffering Quotes Source: Footsteps of Angels (st. 5)
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“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others
judge us by what we have already done.”
Judgment Quotes Source: Kavanagh (ch. I)
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“Men as a whole judge more with their eyes than with their hands.”
Judgment Quotes Source: Kavanagh (ch. I)
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“Nor deem the irrevocable Past,
As wholly wasted, wholly vain,
If, rising on its wrecks, at last
To something nobler we attain.”
Growth Quotes Source: Ladder of St. Augustine
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“Our pleasures and our discontents,
Are rounds by which we may ascend.”
Growth Quotes Source: Ladder of St. Augustine (st. 2)
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“Ah, yes, the sea is still and deep,
All things within its bosom sleep!
A single step, and all is o'er,
A plunge, a bubble, and no more.”
Suicide Quotes Source: Christus--The Golden Legend (pt. V)
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“And the night shall be filled with music
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.”
Night Quotes Source: The Day is Done
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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