O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
Interpretation
Even in our lowest moments, change is possible and improvement is on the horizon.
This quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow emphasizes the idea that moments of despair and low points in life are often the precursors to positive change and resurgence. Just as the tide inevitably turns, so too can our fortunes and circumstances improve from what seems like a low point.
In practice
A motivational speaker might use this quote while encouraging their audience to stay resilient during tough times.
O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.
Perseverance 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.
To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.
God is not dead; nor doth He sleep; ... _x000D_ The wrong shall fail,_x000D_ The right prevail,_x000D_ With peace on earth, good will to men.
In the long run men hit only what they aim at.
Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.
When you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.
After 99 fights, I don't fight for the passion of boxing.
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