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

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Dealing With Death Quotes

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the universal language of mankind

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of...

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of...

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...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

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...

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,...

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...

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

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.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

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 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...

As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all...

As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all...

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

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

Love gives itself; it is not bought

Love gives itself; it is not bought

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

And then, what is the spiritual being that does not know its Sacred Self? But...

And then, what is the spiritual being that does not know its Sacred Self? But...