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

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine...

Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine...

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...

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.

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.

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...

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the...

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the...

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.

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.

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore...

He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore...

I've learned a great deal about music through my experiences. I've learned of its sanctity....

I've learned a great deal about music through my experiences. I've learned of its sanctity....

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...