The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy

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

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

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...

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...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

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...

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

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

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

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...

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

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

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.

Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, Seek simplicity and...

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, Seek simplicity and...