Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave. James Russell Lowell bravefortunerod Change image and share on social
Not failure, but low aim, is crime. James Russell Lowell aimcrimefailure Change image and share on social
True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment. James Russell Lowell consistexistjudgment Change image and share on social
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found. James Russell Lowell creativityfindmake Change image and share on social
Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light. James Russell Lowell dawndeathdelightful Change image and share on social
Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of belief. James Russell Lowell beliefbloodedlycold Change image and share on social
The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it. James Russell Lowell greathomagepay Change image and share on social
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. James Russell Lowell characterimaginationneedful Change image and share on social
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. James Russell Lowell beebookcarry Change image and share on social
An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run. James Russell Lowell appealfaillong Change image and share on social
