Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.”

“A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.”

“For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.”

“He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.”

“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.”

“In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.”

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

“Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.”

“Music is the universal language of mankind.”

“Perserverance 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.”

“The human voice is the organ of the soul.”

“If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it;
Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.”