Men Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

He looks the whole world in the face for he owes not any man.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Think not because no man sees, such things will remain unseen.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every man has his secret sorrows...

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice triumphs.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In the long run men hit only what they aim at.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Make not thyself the judge of any man.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A solid man of Boston; A comfortable man with dividends, And the first salmon and the first green peas.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

O Music! language of the soul, Of love, of God to man; Bright beam from heaven thrilling, That lightens sorrow's weight.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I cannot believe any man can be perfectly well in body, who has much labor of the mind to perform.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Some poems are like the Centaurs--a mingling of man and beast, and begotten of Ixion on a cloud.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In the mouths of many men soft words are like roses that soldiers put into the muzzles of their muskets on holidays.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Perhaps the greatest lesson which the lives of literary men teach us is told in a single word* Wait!

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

O gift of God! O perfect day: Whereon shall no man work, but play; Whereon it is enough for me, Not to…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Even the blackest of them all, the crow, Renders good service as your man-at-arms, Crushing the beetle in his coat of mail.…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A man must be of a very quiet and happy nature, who can long endure the country; and, moreover, very well contented…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I promise myself great pleasure from my visit to England. You know I am to stay with Dickens while in London; and…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects. The passions of men have made…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is a beautiful spirit breathing now Its mellowed richness on the clustered trees, And, from a beaker full of richest dyes,…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Men are four; He who knows and knows not that he knows. He is asleep; wake him. He who knows not and…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Look at this vigorous plant that lifts its head from the meadow, See how its leaves are turned to the north, as…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The everyday cares and duties, which men call drudgery, are the weights and counterpoises of the clock of time, giving its pendulum…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In the life of every man there are sudden transitions of feeling, which seem almost miraculous. At once, as if some magician…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Under the spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For in the night, unseen, a single warrior, In sombre harness mailed, Dreaded of man, and surnamed the Destroyer, The rampart wall…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I will be a man among men; and no longer a dreamer among shadows.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Nature is a revelation of God; Art a revelation of man.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Some must follow and some command, through all are made oclay.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Often times we call a man [or woman] cold when he [or she] is only sad.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The great tragedy of the average man is that he goes to his grave with his music still in him.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every man has a paradise around him till he sins, and the angel of an accusing conscience drives him from his Eden.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

God is not dead; nor doth He sleep; ... The wrong shall fail, The right prevail, With peace on earth, good will…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow