"As Unto the bow the the cord is……" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"As Unto the bow the the cord is , So unto the man is woman; Though she bends him, she obeys him, Though she draws him , yet she follows: Useless each without the other."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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438 Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has 438 quotes on this site.
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The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.
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Gone are the living, but the dead remain, And not neglected; for a hand unseen, Scattering its bounty like a…
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When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.
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There is a beautiful spirit breathing now Its mellowed richness on the clustered trees, And, from a beaker full of…
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Ah, to build, to build! That is the noblest art of all the arts. Painting and sculpture are but images,…
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The surest pledge of a deathless name Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.
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Some must follow and some command, through all are made oclay.
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All was silent as before - All silent save the dripping rain.
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Learn to labour and to wait.
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Would you learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers, comprehend its mystery!
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Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.
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There's nothing in this world so sweet as love. And next to love the sweetest thing is hate.
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Oh, men and women, pray through; pray through! Do not just begin to pray and pray a little while and…
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Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I…
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By ecstasy I mean inner joyousness, and by inner joyousness I mean those inspirational fires which burn within the consciousness…
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Man can see his reflection in water only when he bends down close to it, and the heart of man,…
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When…
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When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Human beings are under the control of a strange force that bends them in absurd ways, forcing them to play…
— Jacques Vallee
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The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.
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Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity,…
— Joe Abercrombie
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The poetical impression of any object is that uneasy, exquisite sense of beauty or power that cannot be contained within…
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