“For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every Art.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Building of the Ship" (1850)

About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807 – 1882

American poet, author of 'The Song of Hiawatha' and 'Paul Revere's Ride'.

“Oh, well has it been said, that there is no grief like the grief which does not speak!”

“Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.”

“From labor there shall come forth rest.”

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

“If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.”

“"Men work together," I told him from the heart, "whether they work together or apart."”

“The poet shall not spend his time in unneeded work.”

“We need not be artists, but we should be able to appreciate the work of artists.”

“In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest.”