All James Russell Lowell Quotes
- May is a pious fraud of the almanac. Almanac
- That best academy, a mother's knee. Academy
- True freedom is to share All the chains our brothers wear, And, with heart and hand, to be Earnest to make others free! All
- It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of the intelligence. Dangerous
- He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing. Inspirational
- Pride and weakness are Siamese twins. Inspirational
- To put more faith in lies and hate than truth and love, is the true atheism. Atheism
- Beauty hath no true glass, except it be in the sweet privacy of loving eyes. Beauty
- Wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. Attribute
- Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is. Genius
- Who speaks the truth stabs falsehood to the heart. Falsehood
- Old events have modern meanings; only that survives of past history which finds kindred in all hearts and lives. All
- All thoughts that mold the age begin deep down within the primitive soul. Age
- It is the rooted instinct in men to admire what is better and more beautiful than themselves. Admire
- All thoughtful men are solitary and original in themselves. All
- Granting our wish is one of Fate's saddest jokes. Fate
- Idleness induces caprice. Caprice
- The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market. Brain
- If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of the oncoming train. End
- Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint. Clear