Most long lives resemble those threads of gossamer, the nearest approach to nothing unmeaningly prolonged, scarce visible pathways of some worm from his cradle to his grave.
James Russell LowellCreativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
James Russell LowellWhenever you have the kind of market that is taking shape now - a wildly volatile one with big pricing discrepancies - it plays right into the hands of managers who are very focused on research and stock picking.
James Russell LowellThere comes Emerson first, whose rich words, every one, Are like gold nails in temples to hang trophies on.
James Russell Lowell