We cannot but think there is something like a fallacy in Mr. Buckle's theory that the advance of mankind is necessarily in the direction of science, and not in that of morals.
James Russell LowellIt may be glorious to write Thoughts that shall glad the two or three High souls, like those far stars that come in sight Once in a century.
James Russell LowellIt is the rooted instinct in men to admire what is better and more beautiful than themselves.
James Russell Lowell