A tale is told of a man in Paris during the upheaval in 1948, who saw a friend marching after a crowd toward the barricades. Warning him that these could not be held against the troops, that he had better… — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
Universities are full of Knowledge; the freshmen bring a little in, the seniors take none away, and the knowledge there accumulates — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
Pleasure is a by-product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else,… — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort… — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
All social life, stability, progress, depend upon each man's confidence in his neighbor, a reliance upon him to do his duty. — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
“Ants, like human beings, can create civilizations without the use of reason.” — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
The mark of an educated man is the ability to make a reasoned guess on the basis of insufficient information. — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
A tale is told of a man in Paris during the upheaval in 1948, who saw a friend marching after a crowd toward the… — Abbott Lawrence Lowell Copy Share Image
