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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

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

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