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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quotes

American Poet February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882

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Still stands the forest primeval; but far away from its shadow, Side by side, in their nameless graves, the lovers are sleeping.Under the humble walls of the little catholic churchyard,In the heart of the city, they lie, unknown and unnoticed;Daily the tides of life go ebbing and flowing beside them,Thousands of throbbing hearts, where theirs are at rest and forever,Thousands of aching brains, where theirs no longer are busy,Thousands of toiling hands, where theirs have ceased from their... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Quotes about LifeTell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who off you friendship. Let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Look, then, into thine heart, and write! Yes, into Life's deep stream! All forms of sorrow and delight, All solemn Voices of the Night, That can soothe thee, or affright, -Be these henceforth thy theme.(excerpt from "Voices of the Night") Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "The life of man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming..."
The life of man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams but in active charity and in willing service. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain..."
Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Into each life some rain must fall."
Into each life some rain must fall. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure..."
Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure when with the masculine rhymes mingled the feminine are. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend."
Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when..."
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not;..."
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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