There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates.
James Russell LowellAn appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.
James Russell LowellSincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.
James Russell LowellYear by year, more and more of the world gets disenchanted. Even the icy privacy of the arctic and antarctic circles is invaded. We have played Jack Horner with our earth, till there is never a plum left in it.
James Russell Lowell