Afar Quote by James Russell Lowell
“Praise follows truth afar off, and only overtakes her at the grave; plausibility clings to her skirts and holds her back till then”
“Praise follows truth afar off, and only overtakes her at the grave; plausibility clings to her skirts and holds her back till then”
![“[B]ut in literature, it should be remembered, a thing always becomes his at last who says it best, and thus makes it his own.” quote by James Russell Lowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4fa/james-russell-lowell-561_books_b-ut-in-literature-it-should-be-remember_55085.jpg)
