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Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart."
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a Poet from United States (1807–1882).

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Who said "Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the…"?
This quote is attributed to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a Poet from United States.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lived from 1807 – 1882.