“Thy fate is the common fate of all; into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.”

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.”

“The wise man will live as long as he ought, not as long as he can.”

“In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taught; but in life there are many things to draw us aside.”

“The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life.”

“So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

“Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage.”