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.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Art Quotes, Motherhood Quotes, Nature Quotes

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine...

Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love,...

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love,...

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why...

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why...

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure...

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure...

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each...

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men...

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men...

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

All things must change to something new, to something strange.

All things must change to something new, to something strange.

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good...

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good...