Quotes by Longfellow

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining, Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall,— Some days must be dark and dreary.

— Longfellow

What seem to us but dim funereal tapers may be heaven's distant lamps.

— Longfellow

O thou sculptor, painter, poet,      Take this lesson to thy heart; That is best which lieth nearest;      Shape from that thy work of art.

— Longfellow

Nothing with God can be accidental.

— Longfellow

Hands of invisible spirits touch the strings Of that mysterious instrument, the soul, And play the prelude of our fate.

— Longfellow

O thou child of many prayers! Life hath quicksands, Life hath snares! Care and age come unawares!

— Longfellow

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

— Longfellow