#mo

In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern. ↗

— Amy Lowell

#classics #literature #modern #newest #oldest

I am tired, beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little ink drops, and posting it. And I scald alone, here, under the fire of the great moon. ↗

— Amy Lowell

#alone #am #beloved #drops #fire

There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#desperately #i #longer #monotonous #nothing

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

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

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#every #every man #form #gives #government

It is the privilege of genius that life never grows common place, as it does for the rest of us. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#does #genius #grows #life #never

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#conflict #decide #every #evil #falsehood

In all, we investigated, I think, close to 50 rumors about offers to kill Dr. King around the country. But we found no evidence to support rumors of FBI involvement in the assassination. ↗

— Louis Stokes

#around #assassination #close #country #dr

And in a democracy, when we say we're mad at what's going on, what we need to be saying is we're mad at ourselves. ↗

— Mike Lowry

#going #mad #need #ourselves #say