James Russell Lowell

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, read more

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy

Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.