Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

685 quotes · Poet, Educator

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Poet, Educator

Nostalgic

“This is the place. Stand still, my steed,- Let me review the scene, And summon from the shadowy past The forms that once have been.”

Past Form Scene

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Poet, Educator

Melancholic

“There in seclusion and remote from men The wizard hand lies cold, Which at its topmost speed let fall the pen, And left the tale half told. Ah! who shall lift that wand of magic power, And the lost clew regain? The unfinished window in Aladdin's tower Unfinished must remain!”

Men Lying Fall

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Hopeful

“When Christ ascended Triumphantly from star to star He left the gates of Heaven ajar.”

Stars Heaven

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Wise

“Thou shalt learn The wisdom early to discern True beauty in utility.”

True Beauty Utility

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Sad

“Whatever poet, orator, or sage may say of it, old age is still old age.”

May Age Time

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Motivated

“The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.”

Inspirational Success

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Creative

“Music is the language spoken by angels.”

Angel Language

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Calm

“In the life of every man there are sudden transitions of feeling, which seem almost miraculous. At once, as if some magician had touched the heavens and the earth, the dark clouds melt into the air, the wind falls, and serenity succeeds the storm. The causes which produce these changes may have been long at work within us, but the changes themselves are instantaneous, and apparently without sufficient cause.”

Life Fall Dark

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Courageous

“In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!”

Hero Battle Dumb

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Wise

“Your education begins where what is called your education is over. Your fate is but the common lot of all.”

Fate Common Over You

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Sad

“There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between.”

Names Flower Death

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Courageous

“Build me straight. O worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle!”

Strong Laughing Ships

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