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

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

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...

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

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...

And the night shall be filled with music, and the cares that infest the day...

And the night shall be filled with music, and the cares that infest the day...

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical...

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical...

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of...

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of...

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present,...

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present,...

The Helicon of too many poets is not a hill crowned with sunshine and visited...

The Helicon of too many poets is not a hill crowned with sunshine and visited...

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...

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

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...

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping...

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping...