The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

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.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

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

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

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

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

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...

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of...

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of...

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...

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

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.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years...

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years...

The Helicon of too many poets is not a hill crowned with sunshine and visited...

The Helicon of too many poets is not a hill crowned with sunshine and visited...

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...

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world...

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world...

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just

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

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

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with 10,000 people. The hardest is with...

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with 10,000 people. The hardest is with...

Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you...

Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you...