The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the constant weight of it brings forth bitterness, the taste and strain from the lees of the vat.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Patience Quotes, Self-esteem Quotes, Sorrow Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

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...

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...

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...

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of...

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

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 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.

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...

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...

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and...

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and...

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.