“On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever
“Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.”
— James Russell Lowell
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One thorn of experience is worth a
“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The
“Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Once to every person and nation come
“Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience
“Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.”
— James Russell Lowell
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The only faith that wears well and
“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
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Democracy gives every man the right to
“Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
“Not failure, but low aim, is crime.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Thank God every morning when you get
“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
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The foolish and the dead alone never
“The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.”
— James Russell Lowell
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