Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

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 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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.

Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.

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

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

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the universal language of mankind

When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

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...

A literary critic is a person who finds meaning in literature that the author didn't...

A literary critic is a person who finds meaning in literature that the author didn't...

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind...

They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind...