James Russell Lowell ( 10 of 106 )
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
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.
The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accursed;
Man is more than Constitutions; better rot beneath the sod,
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The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accursed;
Man is more than Constitutions; better rot beneath the sod,
Than be true to Church and State while we are doubly false to
God.
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
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.
All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.
The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.
Light is the symbol of truth.
Light is the symbol of truth.
When I could not sleep for cold
I had fire enough in my brain,
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When I could not sleep for cold
I had fire enough in my brain,
And builded with roofs of gold
My beautiful castles in Spain!
