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James Russell Lowell

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

-James Russell Lowell

alone

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

-James Russell Lowell

anger

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

-James Russell Lowell

beauty

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

-James Russell Lowell

change

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

-James Russell Lowell

change

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the end. The milestones into headstones change, Neath every one a friend.

-James Russell Lowell

change

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.

-James Russell Lowell

death

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

-James Russell Lowell

experience

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.

-James Russell Lowell

experience

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

-James Russell Lowell

failure

Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.

-James Russell Lowell

failure

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.

-James Russell Lowell

faith

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

-James Russell Lowell

freedom

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

-James Russell Lowell

god

Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.

-James Russell Lowell

god

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

-James Russell Lowell

god

Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

-James Russell Lowell

government

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

-James Russell Lowell

government

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

-James Russell Lowell

great

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

-James Russell Lowell

great

Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.

-James Russell Lowell

hope

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

-James Russell Lowell

imagination

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

-James Russell Lowell

intelligence

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

-James Russell Lowell

morning

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

-James Russell Lowell

patience

Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.

-James Russell Lowell

peace

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

-James Russell Lowell

poetry

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.

-James Russell Lowell

politics

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

-James Russell Lowell

sad

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

-James Russell Lowell

society

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

-James Russell Lowell

sympathy

Light is the symbol of truth.

-James Russell Lowell

truth

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

-James Russell Lowell

truth

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

-James Russell Lowell

truth

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

-James Russell Lowell

truth

James Russell Lowell

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the end. The milestones into headstones change, Neath every one a friend.

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

Light is the symbol of truth.

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.

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