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«Blessed are they that have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it»
«No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself»
«It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested»
«Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.»
Author: James Russell Lowell
(Critic, Diplomat, Editor, Essayist, Poet)
| About:
Democracy,
Government
| Keywords:
form of government, oppressor
«A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes»
«Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.»
Author: James Russell Lowell
(Critic, Diplomat, Editor, Essayist, Poet)
| About:
Positive thinking
| Keywords:
cheer, Good Cheer, misfortunes, remembering
«He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft»
«Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts»
Author: James Russell Lowell
(Critic, Diplomat, Editor, Essayist, Poet)
| About:
Endurance,
Patience,
Quality
| Keywords:
The Passion
«There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates.»
Author: James Russell Lowell
(Critic, Diplomat, Editor, Essayist, Poet)
| Keywords:
cruelty, desperately, monotonous, pirate, pirates
«Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.»
Author: James Russell Lowell
(Critic, Diplomat, Editor, Essayist, Poet)
| About:
Commitment,
Compromise,
Politics
| Keywords:
expedient, Expedients, party politics, roof, statesmanship, temporary expedient, umbrella, umbrellas, unwise
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