"Men of genius are often dull and inert……" — 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 stone."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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439 Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has 439 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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Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
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Henceforth the cosmos, once a swarm of blazing galaxies, each a swarm of stars, was composed wholly of star-corpses. These…
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As shaking terrors from his blazing hair, a sanguine comet gleams through dusky air.
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Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.
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