The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Firmness Quotes

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...

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...

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such...

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such...

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.

Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine...

Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine...

Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with...

Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with...

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands...

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands...

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...

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

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

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

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

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.

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical...

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical...

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if...

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if...

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

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...

Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.

Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.

I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain.

I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain.