--- title: "8 Companions Slept Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 8 Companions Slept quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Companions Slept sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_great-men_heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-we_35713.jpg" --- > [Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-were-not-obtained-by-sudden/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_great-men_heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-we_35713.jpg) > [“The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/the-heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-were-not-attained-by-sudden/) [John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/john-wooden-420_great-men_the-heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kep_446802.jpg) > [“The heights by which great men reach are not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept went toiling upwards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/the-heights-by-which-great-men-reach-are-not-attained-by-sudden/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_great-men_the-heights-by-which-great-men-reach-are_926345.jpg) > [“The night was still and quiet as the three companions slept deeply. Then, a slight shudder could be felt below the earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/the-night-was-still-and-quiet-as-the-three-companions-slept-deeply/) [Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/sara-c-roethle-42649_children_the-night-was-still-and-quiet-as-the-thr_932370.jpg) > [The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/the-heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-were-not-attained-by-sudden-2/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_flight_the-heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kep_1561230.jpg) > [The heights that great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flights; but they, while their companions slept, toiled upwards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/longfellow/the-heights-that-great-men-reached-and-kept-were-not-attained-by/) [Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/longfellow-51705_great_the-heights-that-great-men-reached-and-k_1870265.jpg) > [Men are four; He who knows and knows not that he knows. He is asleep; wake him. He who knows not and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/men-are-four-he-who-knows-and-knows-not-that-he-knows-he-is-asleep/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_children_men-are-four-he-who-knows-and-knows-not_1886945.jpg) > [“Heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, kept toiling upwards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-morgan/heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-were-not-attained-by-sudden/) [Tan Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/tan-morgan-281448_great-men_heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-we_2693915.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/companions-slept/#itemlist", "name": "Companions Slept Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-were-not-obtained-by-sudden/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_great-men_heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-we_35713.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_great-men_heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-we_35713.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_great-men_heights-by-great-men-reached-and-kept-we_35713.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept…” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight. 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