James Russell Lowell

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.

Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

That cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.

That cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.