Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#gate #knock #long #loud #only

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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People demand freedom only when they have no power. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#freedom #only #people #power

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#contact #large #leave #liberal #mind

The nearer the dawn the darker the night. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#dawn #nearer #night