43 quotes
American poet and educator (1807–1882)
“To persevere in one's duty and to be silent is the best answer to calumny.”
"In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer."
on Life
"Each morning sees some task begun Each evening sees it close. Something attempted something done Has earned a night's repose."
"Thy fate is the common fate of all Into each life some rain must fall Some days must be dark and dreary."
"Every dew-drop and raindrop had a whole heaven within it."
on Nature
"All things come round to him who will but wait."
on Patience
"Each morning sees some task begin each evening sees it close Something attempted something done has earned a night's repose."
"Noble souls through dust and heat rise from disaster and defeat the stronger."
on Resilience
"Our faith triumphant o'er our fears."
on Faith
"Trust no Future howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead!"
on Time
"None but yourself who are your greatest foe."
on Self Awareness
"The bravest are the tenderest. The loving are the daring."
on Courage
"Not in the clamor of the crowded street Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng But in ourselves are triumph and defeat."
"All things must change to something new to something strange."
on Philosophy
"Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time."
"Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart."
"Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions."
on Success
"How sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong."
on Strength
"Let us then be up and doing With a heart for any fate Still achieving still pursuing Learn to labor and to wait."
on Perseverance
"Trust no future howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act - act in the living Present! Heart within and God o'erhead."
"Into each life some rain must fall some days must be dark and dreary."
