Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

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...

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

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

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing,...

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing,...

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the universal language of mankind

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and...

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and...

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...

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

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...

Love gives itself; it is not bought

Love gives itself; it is not bought

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,...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

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,...

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.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of...

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of...

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.