The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

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

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

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

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

Love gives itself; it is not bought

Love gives itself; it is not bought

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Into each life some rain must fall.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while...

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while...

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...

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.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we...

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...