O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
Today is the blocks with which we build.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Today is the foundation for our future successes.
This quote emphasizes the importance of todayβs actions and choices in shaping our future. It suggests that each day presents us with building blocks to create the life we envision, and therefore encourages us to take proactive steps now to achieve our goals.
Themes
TodayBuildFutureActionSuccess
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about personal growth.
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Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
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.
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To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.
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God is not dead; nor doth He sleep; ... _x000D_ The wrong shall fail,_x000D_ The right prevail,_x000D_ With peace on earth, good will to men.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
In the long run men hit only what they aim at.
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