“ There was an old belief that in the embersOf all things their primordial form exists, And cunning alchemistsCould re-create the rose with all its membersFrom its own ashes, but without the bloom, With… Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day's occupations, That is known as the Children's Hour. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ Anon from the castle wallsThe crescent banner falls,And the crowd beholds instead,Like a portent in the sky,Iskander's banner fly,The Black Eagle with double head;And a shout ascends on high,For men's… Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face. 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
“ Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“ The purpose of that apple tree is to grow a little new wood each year. That is what I plan to do. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
