Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

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

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

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...

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...

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

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.

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the universal language of mankind

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...

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come...

The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come...

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth is a continual intoxication; it is the fever of reason

Youth is a continual intoxication; it is the fever of reason

Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.

Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.