Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

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 counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

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.

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...

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...

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and...

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and...

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of...

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of...

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

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.

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But...

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and...

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and...

Action makes more fortune than caution

Action makes more fortune than caution