A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.Hyperion, 1839
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator known for his lyric poems, including "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Song of Hiawatha," and "The Cross of Snow." He was one of the most popular and widely read poets of his time, celebrated for his ability to capture the spirit of American life and history in his works.
1807–1882·lived 75 years
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.Hyperion, 1839
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.Favorite Poems, 2002
Perseverance 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.Final Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Boston: Ticknor and company, 1887
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.The Rainy Day, Ballads and Other Poems, 1841
All things must change to something new, to something strange.Keramos, p. 42, 1845
Into each life some rain must fall.The Rainy Day, p. 1, 1842
That’s all 10 quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.