Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – A Pondering Mind

“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Look not mournfully into the past ….

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow