When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind him lies on the paths of men.

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"Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Love

"Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Love

"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Awareness

"Then followed that beautiful season…Summer…Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Inspiration

"Softly the evening came with the sunset."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Inspiration

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection