The heights by great men reached and kept
were not attained by sudden flight,
but they, while their companions slept,
were toiling upward in the night.
All your strength is in your union.
All your danger is in discord;
Therefore be at peace henceforward,
And as brothers live together.
( The Song of Hiawatha )
Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,
Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another,
Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and a silence.
( Tales of a Wayside Inn, The Theologian's Tale: Elizabeth, IV )