Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing; Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and a silence.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Hospitality sitting with Gladness.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This is the forest primeval.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it: Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In this world a man must be either anvil or hammer.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us further than to-day.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Nothing that is can pause or stay; The moon will wax, the moon will wane, The mist and cloud will turn to rain, The rain to mist and cloud again, Tomorrow be today.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

He has singed the beard of the king of Spain.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
