The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Firmness Quotes

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done,...

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done,...

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...

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...

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...

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers,...

Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers,...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the...

You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon 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...

To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery...

To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery...

France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most...

France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most...