Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Art Quotes, Time Quotes

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while...

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world...

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world...

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...

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

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

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and...

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and...

Archly the maiden smiled, with eyes overrunning with laughter, Said, in a tremulous voice, 'Why...

Archly the maiden smiled, with eyes overrunning with laughter, Said, in a tremulous voice, 'Why...

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...

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...

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the...

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the...

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

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

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

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.

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...

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night;...

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night;...

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to...

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to...