Henry Wadsworth Longfellow/writing

Famous quotes containing the words wadsworth, longfellow and/or writing:

    “For the structure that we raise,
    Time is with materials filled;
    Our to-days and yesterdays
    Are the blocks with which we build.”
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)

    “Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.”
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)

    “I write to you out of turn, and believe I must adopt the rule of only writing when I am written to, in hopes that may provoke more frequent letters.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)