It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore...

He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.

Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years...

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years...

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

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

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

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...

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...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done,...

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done,...

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...

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

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

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Music is the universal language of mankind.

Music is the universal language of mankind.

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

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

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...

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in...

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in...

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

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

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

All things come round to him who will but wait.

All things come round to him who will but wait.