#ear

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give. ↗

— Amy Lowell

#earth #emblem #give #greed #millions

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#endurance #great #hearts #passion #patience

Fate loves the fearless. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#fearless #loves

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#firmly #highest #learns #lesson #progress

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#death #delightful #fevers #light #night

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#color #conviction #experience #holds #only

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#agreed #different #everybody #face #tedious

Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points. ↗

— Percival Lowell

#any #essential #imagination #learning #points

The senior officer who met with reporters in Baghdad said there had been 21 car bombings in the capital in May, and 126 in the past 80 days. All last year, he said, there were only about 25 car bombings in Baghdad. ↗

— Rich Lowry

#baghdad #been #bombings #capital #car

I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life. ↗

— Patti LuPone

#ago #david #door #feet #get