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James Russell Lowell Quotes

James Russell Lowell quotes

American Poet February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891

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James Russell Lowell quote: "He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think..."
He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one..."
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. James Russell Lowell
Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that..."
There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "The surest plan to make a man is, think him so."
The surest plan to make a man is, think him so. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be..."
Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I..."
There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Light is the symbol of truth."
Light is the symbol of truth. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Not failure, but low aim, is crime."
Not failure, but low aim, is crime. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Freedom is the only law which genius knows."
Freedom is the only law which genius knows. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to..."
An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly."
Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "The nurse of full-grown souls is solitude."
The nurse of full-grown souls is solitude. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great..."
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions. James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell quote: "Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it..."
Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed. James Russell Lowell

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