Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.
Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.
From lower to the higher next,
Not to the top, is Nature's text;
And embryo good, to read more
From lower to the higher next,
Not to the top, is Nature's text;
And embryo good, to reach full stature,
Absorbs the evil in its nature.
