Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes About Inspirational
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The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
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Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.
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There is no death! What seems so is transition; this life of mortal breath is but a suburb of the life elysian, whose portal we call Death.
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The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness of our life is gone.
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What is time? The shadow on the dial, the striking of the clock, the running of the sand, day and night, summer and winter, months, years, centuries-these are but arbitrary and outward signs, the measure of Time, not Time itself. Time is the Life of the Soul.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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Dreams or illusions, call them what you will, they lift us from the commonplace of life to better things.
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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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We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
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Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.
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The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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Youth comes but once in a lifetime.
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In the long run men hit only what they aim at.
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Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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Every human heart is human.
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Give what you have. To some one, it may be better than you dare to think.
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If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
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Time is the life of the soul.
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The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
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