James Russell Lowell Quotes

American - Poet | February 22, 1819 - August 12, 1891

Light is the symbol of truth.

James Russell Lowell

TruthLightSymbol

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.

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GriefMoving OnJoyKnowHowGoes

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

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MindCarryBooksBeesWhichAnother

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.

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GreatManGreat ThingsSincereWho

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

FaithExperienceColorConviction

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

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ServeCutHandleUsLikeGrasp

Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.

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HeartOwnCurtainBeforeHisTense

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

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FailureAimCrimeLow

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

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HeartSympathySorrowForgets

What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us.

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TimeBookSecurityOldUsSense

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.

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GoodTruthMomentConflictEvil

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

James Russell Lowell

BraveWeakFortuneStaffRod

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