Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

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...

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...

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

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...

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...

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

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...

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 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.

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...

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if...

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if...

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when...

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

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...

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...

Less of your courtesy and more of your purse

Less of your courtesy and more of your purse

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

The universe is an intelligence test.

The universe is an intelligence test.