Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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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 rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

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.

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of...

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of...

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...

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.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the...

Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the...

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers...

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers...

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the...

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the...

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.

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...

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 greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

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.

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...