Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
United States
27 Feb 1807 // 24 Mar 1882
Poet
27 Feb 1807 // 24 Mar 1882
Poet
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In the elder days of Art,
Builders wrought with greatest care
Each minute and unseen part;
For the gods see everywhere.
Builders wrought with greatest care
Each minute and unseen part;
For the gods see everywhere.
The Builders
Oh, fear not in a world like this,
And thou shalt know ere long,—
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
And thou shalt know ere long,—
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
The Light of Stars
Life is real! life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
A Psalm of Life
The day is done, and the darkness
Falls from the wings of Night,
As a feather is wafted downward
From an eagle in his flight.
Falls from the wings of Night,
As a feather is wafted downward
From an eagle in his flight.
The Day is Done
Not in the clamor of the crowded street,
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng,
But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng,
But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
The Poets
'Wouldst thou' - so the helmsman answered, -
'Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
Comprehend its mystery!'
'Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
Comprehend its mystery!'
The Secret of the Sea
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, act in the living present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, act in the living present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!
A Psalm of Life
This is the place. Stand still, my steed,—
Let me review the scene,
And summon from the shadowy past
The forms that once have been.
Let me review the scene,
And summon from the shadowy past
The forms that once have been.
A Gleam of Sunshine
Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world so horrible as to have no share in either its joy or sorrows.
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays