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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It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of the...

It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of the...

And blessed are the horny hands of toil

And blessed are the horny hands of toil

Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power...

Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power...

Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are...

Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are...

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...

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

Every person born into this world their work is born with them.

Every person born into this world their work is born with them.

There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a...

There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a...

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.

Though old the thought and oft expressed, 'Tis his at last who says it best

Though old the thought and oft expressed, 'Tis his at last who says it best

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,...

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious...

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious...

Certainly it is no shame to a man that he should be as nice about...

Certainly it is no shame to a man that he should be as nice about...

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...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in...

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in...

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.