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Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may

Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may be equal to the occasion.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Patience, Men, Waiting
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.1882, Delphi Classics

Wisely improve the Present. It is thine.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Past Future, Fear Of The Future, Future And Present
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2012). “Hyperion”, p.228, Jazzybee Verlag

Perseverance is a great element of success.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success, Sports, Perseverance
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1888). “Longfellow's Days: The Longfellow Prose Birthday Book : Extracts from the Journals and Letters of H. W. Longfellow”

Nature paints not; In oils, but frescoes the great dome of heaven; With sunsets, and the lovely forms of clouds; And flying vapors.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sunset, Clouds, Oil
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1912). “The complete poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”, p.2014, Library of Alexandria

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Love, Literature, Cold
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867). “The Poetical Works of H. W. Longfellow. Complete Edition”, p.52

Three silences there are: the first of speech, the second of desire, the third of thought.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Silence, Desire, Three
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.1004, Delphi Classics

In youth all doors open outward; in old age all open inward.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Doors, Age, Inward
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.2429, Delphi Classics

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act -- act in the living Present! Heart within and God overhead.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
God, Time, Future
"A Psalm of Life" st. 6 (1838)

Live up to the best that is in you: Live noble lives, as you all may, in whatever condition you may find yourselves.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life, Self Improvement, Noble

Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inspirational, Forgiveness, Ideas

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life, Change, Sympathy
"A Psalm of Life" st. 7 (1838)

I cannot believe any man can be perfectly well in body, who has much labor of the mind to perform.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Believe, Men, Mind

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inspirational, Motivational, Time
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, J. D. McClatchy (2000). “Poems and Other Writings”, p.796, Library of America

The happy should not insist too much upon their happiness in the presence of the unhappy.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Happiness, Unhappy, Too Much
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1888). “Longfellow's Days: The Longfellow Prose Birthday Book : Extracts from the Journals and Letters of H. W. Longfellow”

Youth comes but once a life time. Perhaps, but it remains strong in many for their entire lives.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Strong, Youth, Life Time

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Friendship, Best Friend, True Friend
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1872). “The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Author's complete ed”, p.638

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Freedom, Thinking, Men

Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, our faith triumphant o’er our fears, are all with thee – are all with thee!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Prayer, Heart, Country Love
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1855). “The poetical works of H.W. Longfellow”, p.59

When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Love, Insperational, Shows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1861). “The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, including his translations and notes”, p.249

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Beach, Ocean, Heart
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2012). “Favorite Poems”, p.45, Courier Corporation

From dust thou art to dust returneth, was not spoken of the soul.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Death, Art, Dust
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “A Psalm Of Life”

No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Men, Giving, Advice

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Leadership, Work, Character
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1839). “Hyperion: A Romance”, p.203

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Morning, Night, Tasks
"The Village Blacksmith" st. 7 (1839)

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
House, Intelligence, Golden
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1849). “The Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; Complete in One Volume”, p.114

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