Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes and Sayings


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow US poet (1807 - 1882)

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted. ~Henry Wadsworth 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

All things must change to something new, to something strange. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow