The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is…

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Fame Quotes, Success Quotes

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...

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

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...

Archly the maiden smiled, with eyes overrunning with laughter, Said, in a tremulous voice, 'Why...

Archly the maiden smiled, with eyes overrunning with laughter, Said, in a tremulous voice, 'Why...

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

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...

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

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

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure...

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

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...

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

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

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

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.

They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind...

They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind...

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...