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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes about Success

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Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for.

Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success, Waiting, Excellence

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success, Work, Self Esteem

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”

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.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inspirational, Success, Perseverance
'The Ladder of Saint Augustine' (1850)

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

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inspirational, Success, Motivation
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1851). “The prose works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”, p.44

That tree is very old, but I never saw prettier blossoms on it than it now bears. That tree grows new wood each year. Like that apple tree, I try to grow a new little wood each year.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success, Years, Apples

In the long run men hit only what they aim at.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inspirational, Success, Running

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success, Congratulations, Literature
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1848). “Hyperion”, p.66

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