Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Success Quotes & Sayings

Welcome, Disappointment! Thy hand is cold and hard, but it is the hand of a friend. Thy voice is stern and harsh, but it is the voice of a friend. Oh, there is something sublime in calm endurance, something sublime in the resolute, fixed purpose of suffering without complaining, which makes disappointment oftentimes better than success! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

That tree is very old, but I never saw prettier blossoms on it than it now bears. That tree grows new wood each year. Like that apple tree, I try to grow a new little wood each year. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Perseverance is a great element of success. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Perserverence is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow