Quote#Heart
Where'er a noble deed is wrought
Quote byHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1807–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Santa Filomena, st. 1 (1857)..
English (original)
Where'er a noble deed is wrought, Where'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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