Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christus, The Golden Legend (1872), Part VI.
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Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, Is a proverb old, and of excellent wit.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Prudence
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Source: Wikiquote: "Prudence" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 645-47.)
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About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
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