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
democracy man
Democracy give every man the right to be his own oppressor.
mastered reading whatever worth wound
A reading machine, always wound up and going, he mastered whatever was not worth the knowing.
faces grows life milestones near road runs strange
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.
broken-heart heartbroken kindness
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
new-beginnings addiction world
Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.
thank-you giving charity
Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.
weed spring flower
The flowers or weeds that spring up tomorrow are in the seeds we sow today. The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
good-morning thanksgiving gratitude
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.
brave literature weak
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
hypocrisy devil intolerance
The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.
compromise poor umbrella
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.
perfect-days june literature
And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.
idols idolatry worshippers
The idol is the measure of the worshipper.
evil inward driven
Evil is a far more cunning and persevering propagandist than good, for it has no inward strength, and is driven to seek countenance and sympathy.