James Russell Lowell
United States
22 Feb 1819 // 12 Aug 1891
Poet, Diplomat
22 Feb 1819 // 12 Aug 1891
Poet, Diplomat
Quotes
Gineral C. is a dreffle smart man;
He 's ben on all sides thet give places or pelf;
But consistency still wuz a part of his plan,—
He 's ben true to one party, an' thet is himself.
He 's ben on all sides thet give places or pelf;
But consistency still wuz a part of his plan,—
He 's ben true to one party, an' thet is himself.
Ez fer war, I call it murder,
There you hev it plain an' flat;
I don't want to go no furder
Than my Testyment fer that.
...
An' you 've gut to git up airly
Ef you want to take in God.
There you hev it plain an' flat;
I don't want to go no furder
Than my Testyment fer that.
...
An' you 've gut to git up airly
Ef you want to take in God.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays