“Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.”
God
“The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.”
AloneAll Quotes by James Russell Lowell
“Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.”
Anger“The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.”
Alone“Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.”
Failure“Not failure, but low aim, is crime.”
Failure“Freedom is the only law which genius knows.”
Freedom“Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.”
Beauty“As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the end. The milestones into headstones change, Neath every one a friend.”
Change“Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.”
Truth“Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.”
Truth“The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.”
Experience“Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.”
God“The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.”
Sympathy“A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.”
Great“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.”
Politics“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.”
Experience“Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.”
Great“On one issue at least, men and women agree they both distrust women.”
Women“Light is the symbol of truth.”
Truth“Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.”
Government