The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but...

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

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...

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

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

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...

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.

The strength of criticism lies only in the weakness of the thing criticized

The strength of criticism lies only in the weakness of the thing criticized

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

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...

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

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

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

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

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love,...

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love,...

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing,...

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing,...

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...