He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft.
James Russell LowellComparative criticism teaches us that moral and aesthetic defects are more nearly related than is commonly supposed.
James Russell LowellWhatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people.
James Russell LowellDeath is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.
James Russell Lowell