"Heights by great men reached and kept were……" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"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."
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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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More Companions Quotes
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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
— Francis Bacon
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Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she…
— Francis Beaumont
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…
— Joseph Addison
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There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I…
— Buffalo Bill
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People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down…
— Linda Blair
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Much certainly of the happiness and purity of our lives depends on our making a wise choice of our companions…
— Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
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War and Authority are companions; Peace and Liberty are companions.
— Benjamin Tucker
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In everything that moves through the universe, I see my own body, and in everything that governs the universe, my…
— Zhang Zai
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When old companions, old lusts, and sins crowd in upon you, and when you feel that you are ready to…
— Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair.
— Dean Koontz
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let…
— Henry David Thoreau
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