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

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

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 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...

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and...

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and...

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such...

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such...

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

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

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

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

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,...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

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...

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...

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.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

All art is an individual's expression of a culture. Cultures differ, so art looks different.

All art is an individual's expression of a culture. Cultures differ, so art looks different.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves

Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves