Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet
Lived from: 1807 - 1882
Category: Poets (Contemporary) Country: United States
Born: 27 february 1807 Died: 24 march 1882
Quotes 61 till 80 of 102.
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Resolve and thou art free.
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Sail on ship of state, sail on, I union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, with all its hopes of future years, is hanging on thy fate!
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Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
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Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
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Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay.
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Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.
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Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.
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That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
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The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
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The course of my long life hath reached at last in fragile bark over a tempestuous sea the common harbor, where must rendered be account for all the actions of the past.
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The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.
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The holiest of all holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart,Holidays― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
The human voice is the organ of the soul.
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
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The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.
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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.
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The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do.
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The world loves a spice of wickedness.
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