Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.
In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.
Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of belief
Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of belief
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.
True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment.
True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment.
