Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a…

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the...

The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; 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...

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

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.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all...

As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

Love gives itself; it is not bought

Love gives itself; it is not bought

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...

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

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

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure...

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure...

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

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

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

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

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...

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.

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

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

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows...

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows...

Worse than the of a best friend is knowing they are there but not being...

Worse than the of a best friend is knowing they are there but not being...

Erotic longing is really a longing to merge with something greater than oneself. For every...

Erotic longing is really a longing to merge with something greater than oneself. For every...