“The grave itself is but a covered bridge, leading from light to light, through a brief darkness!”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes · Page 2
1807 – 1882
American poet, author of 'The Song of Hiawatha' and 'Paul Revere's Ride'.
“Nothing useless is, or low; each thing in its place is best.”
“Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.”
“Every great poem is in itself limited by necessity—but in its suggestions unlimited and infinite.”
“Turn, turn, my wheel! All things must change to something new, to something strange.”
“Music is the universal language of mankind—poetry their universal pastime and delight.”
“For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every Art.”
“Something the heart must have to cherish, must love and joy and sorrow learn.”
