Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.

If man had created man, he would be ashamed of his performance.

Make a good use of the present.

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so much needed.

No two on earth in all things can agree. All have some daring singularity.

Knowledge exists to be imparted.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

Music causes us to think eloquently.

I believe in things that are developed through hard work. I always like people who have developed long and hard, especially through introspection and a lot of dedication. I think what they arrive at is usually a much deeper and more beautiful thing than the person who seems to have that ability and fluidity from the beginning. I say this because it’s a good message to give to young talents who feel as I used to.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.