I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

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...

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;...

The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come...

The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come...

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

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

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

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

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

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

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

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...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical...

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

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...

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping...

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping...

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and...

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and...

I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control...

I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control...