It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

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

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

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...

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing,...

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing,...

Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers,...

Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers,...

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

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

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

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

Love gives itself; it is not bought

Love gives itself; it is not bought

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...

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.

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

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.

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...

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...

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the...

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the...

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.