Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

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...

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

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...

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,...

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud...

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud...

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and...

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...