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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the..."

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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