"Method is more important than strength, when you……" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads."
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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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I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told.
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