A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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And blessed are the horny hands of toil

And blessed are the horny hands of toil

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance...

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance...

Folks never understand the folks they hate.

Folks never understand the folks they hate.

What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us.

What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us.

Blessed are they that have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say...

Blessed are they that have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but...

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but...

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in...

An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in...

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only...

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only...

The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell...

The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell...

It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory...

It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory...

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

Fate loves the fearless.

Fate loves the fearless.