Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowVery hot and still the air was, Very smooth the gliding river, Motionless the sleeping shadows.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLet him not boast who puts his armor on as he who puts it off, the battle done.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow