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

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all...

As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all...

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...

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

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,...

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

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.

Evil is only good perverted.

Evil is only good perverted.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me...

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

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, some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

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

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

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...

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

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...

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...

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is...

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is...

We should render a service to a friend to bind him closer to us, and...

We should render a service to a friend to bind him closer to us, and...