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No action, whether foul or fair, Is ever done, but it leaves somewhere A record, written by fingers ghostly, As a blessing or a curse, and mostly In the greater weakness or greater strength Of the acts which follow it.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Age: 75 †
Born: 1807
Born: January 1
Died: 1882
Died: March 24
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And in despair I bowed my head There is no peace on earth, I said For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: God is not dead, nor doth he sleep! The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!
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The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.
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The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
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The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.
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Do not delay, Do not delay: the golden moments fly!
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I love an author the more for having been himself a lover of books.
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The secret anniversaries of the heart.
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How like they are to human things!
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If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
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Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.
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