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The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#alone #dead #foolish #never #opinions

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of belief. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#crimes #cruel #differences #men #punishing

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#great man #made #make #man #meet

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

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

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

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#cut #either #grasp #handle #knives

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#great #great things #himself #man #produce

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

The eye is the notebook of the poet. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#notebook #poet