A stray hair, by its continued irritation, may give more annoyance than a smart blow.
James Russell LowellTrue scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment.
James Russell LowellBlessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.
James Russell LowellHe who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft.
James Russell Lowell