Quotes by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

The secret anniversaries of the heart. >>

Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay. >>

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning -- an endea >>

Quotations about Friends and Friendship

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ. >>

Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the >>

Friendships that have stood the test of time and chance are surely bes >>

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, who has sight so keen and strong That it can follow the flight of song? Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroken; And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth