926 Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm.

Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may be equal to the occasion.

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

Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great.

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act -- act in the living Present! Heart within and God overhead.

One half the world must sweat and groan that the other half may dream.

His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can; And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man

Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.

The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the secret anniversaries of the heart.