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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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...

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...

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is...

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is...

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...

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...

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...

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each...

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each...

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

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

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

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may...

Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may...

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me...

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me...

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men...

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men...

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

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

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

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...

All things come round to him who will but wait.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

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.

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.