Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellowwas an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth27 February 1807
CityPortland, ME
CountryUnited States of America
arrow fell knew shot
I shot an arrow into the air,It fell to earth, I knew not where (The Arrow and the Song)
clay men though
Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay
brow honest looks man owes wet
His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can; And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man
holidays kept ourselves secret silence
The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the secret anniversaries of the heart.
tired heart too-late
Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.
excellence supreme
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
bends bow cord draws man though unto useless
As unto the bow the cord is, / So unto the man is woman; / Though she bends him, she obeys him, / Though she draws him, yet she follows; / Useless each without the other!
city far scattered separate snow wandered
Far asunder, on separate coasts, the Acadians landed, ... Scattered were they, like flakes of snow . . . friendless, homeless, hopeless, they wandered from city to city.
shouts
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
inspirational funny positive
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
brotherhood may love-one-another
If we love one another, nothing, in truth, can harm us, whatever mischances may happen.
children spring flower
The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.
christmas song strong
And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep! The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!
inspirational motivational perseverance
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.