Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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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...

Evil is only good perverted.

Evil is only good perverted.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with...

Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with...

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such...

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such...

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the...

The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the...

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.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud...

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud...

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by...

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by...

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

Music is the universal language of mankind.

Music is the universal language of mankind.

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the universal language of mankind

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is...

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is...

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

Tears are Gods gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow.

Tears are Gods gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow.

Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,...

Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,...