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

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!”

“From labor there shall come forth rest.”

“Age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress.”

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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

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“If you're going through hell, keep going.”

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.”

“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”