Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

United States
27 Feb 1807 // 24 Mar 1882
Poet

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On Nature:

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

The Rainy Day

On Death:

What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers
May be heaven's distant lamps.

Resignation

On Home:

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest.

Song: Stay, Away at Home

On Sorrow:

There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.

Inferno

On Do:

It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.

On Home:

The lamps are lit, the fires burn bright.
The house is full of life and light.

Old Proverbs, Wise Sayings

On Death:

Safe from temptation, safe from sin's pollution,
She lives whom we call dead.

Resignation

On Silence:

The surest pledge of a deathless name
Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.

The Herons of Elmwood

On Time:

For Time will teach thee soon the truth,
There are no birds in last year's nest!

It is Not Always May

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.

Morituri Salutamus
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