• 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.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  American poet 1819-1892
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. accomplishing
2. endeavors
3. idleness
4. constant
5. cheerful
6. occasion

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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. by : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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