Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on time
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on time
Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on trust
For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on work
For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on age
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on children
I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on city
Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on defeat
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 on enemy
Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on friendship
Ah, how skillful grows the hand That obeyeth Love's command! It is the heart and not the brain That to the highest doth attain, And he who followeth Love's behest Far excelleth all the rest. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on heart
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 on life