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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Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

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...

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the...

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the...

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...

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.

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.

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.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

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...

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

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

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

An organization's intelligence is distributed to the point of being ubiquitous.

An organization's intelligence is distributed to the point of being ubiquitous.