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James Russell Lowell

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Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.


— James Russell Lowell


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Fate loves the fearless.


— James Russell Lowell


#fearless #loves

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.


— James Russell Lowell


#beautiful #less #lovely #sentiments #single

A wise man travels to discover himself.


— James Russell Lowell


#travel #self-discovery

Nature fits all her children with something to do, he who would write and can't write, can surely review.


— James Russell Lowell


#review #reviewers #writing #nature

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.


— James Russell Lowell


#eyes #flower #give #love #man

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.


— James Russell Lowell


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Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.


— James Russell Lowell


#day #done #every #get #god

Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.


— James Russell Lowell


#democracy #every #every man #gives #his

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.


— James Russell Lowell


#compromise #expedient #good #makes #often






About James Russell Lowell

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Did you know about James Russell Lowell?

(1782–1861) a minister at a Unitarian church in Boston who had previously studied theology at Edinburgh and Harriett Brackett Spence Lowell. He used poetry for reform particularly in abolitionism. " Like Lowell James Russell Lowell wrote poetry and the next twelve years of Lowell's life were deeply affected by her influence.

After moving back to Cambridge Lowell was one of the founders of a journal called The Pioneer which lasted only three issues. He publiJames Russell Lowelld his first collection of poetry in 1841 and married Maria White in 1844. Lowell attempted to emulate the true Yankee accent in the dialogue of his characters particularly in The Biglow Papers.

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