If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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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...

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

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

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

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...

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands...

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

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.

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...

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...

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...

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

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...

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of...

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of...