James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowellwas an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets. These poets usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth22 February 1819
CountryUnited States of America
James Russell Lowell quotes about
onward-and-upward progress ancient
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.
powerful names long
Fanaticism, or, to call it by its milder name, enthusiasm, is only powerful and active so long as it is aggressive. Establish it firmly in power, and it becomes conservatism, whether it will or no.
humility grace dignity
Humbleness is always grace; always dignity
lasts mood sunny
It is good To lengthen to the last a sunny mood.
christmas sweet mean
What means this glory round our feet, The Magi mused, "more bright than morn!" And voices chanted clear and sweet, "To-day the Prince of Peace is born.
crow prophecy grans
My gran'ther's rule was safer 'n 't is to crow: Don't never prophesy - onless ye know.
crush christian spiritual
He who esteems the Virginia reel A bait to draw saints from their spiritual weal, And regards the quadrille as a far greater knavery Than crushing His African children with slavery, Since all who take part in a waltz or cotillon Are mounted for hell on the devil's own pillion, Who, as every true orthodox Christian well knows, Approaches the heart through the door of the toes.
long desire moments
The thing we long for, that we are For one transcendent moment.
destiny men work-out
The future works out great men's destinies; The present is enough for common souls, Who, never looking forward, are indeed Mere clay wherein the footprints of their age Are petrified forever.
shadow breaking-silence watches
Behind the dim unknown, Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.
food deeds bread
Not a deed would he do, Not a word would he utter, Till he's weighed its relation To plain bread and butter.
time queens brain
Whoever can endure unmixed delight, whoever can tolerate music and painting and poetry all in one, whoever wishes to be rid of thought and to let the busy anvils of the brain be silent for a time, let him read in the "Faery Queen."
stars writing sight
It 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.
sides argument aspiration
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession many.