The tragic element in poetry is like Saturn in alchemy, the Malevolent, the Destroyer of Nature ; but without it no true Aurum Potabile, or Elixir of Life, can be made.
The bravest are the tenderest. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The bravest are the tenderest.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.
Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep ou… - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep ou…
Will without power is like children playing at soldiers. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Will without power is like children playing at soldiers.
None but yourself who are your greatest foe. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
None but yourself who are your greatest foe.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Tomorrow is the mysterious, unknown guest. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tomorrow is the mysterious, unknown guest.
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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