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

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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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...

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is...

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is...

What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.

What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.

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...

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

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...

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences...

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences...

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto...

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto...

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

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...

If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon.

If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon.

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...

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise...

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise...

Relationships fail because of trust issues, commitment issues and communication issues.

Relationships fail because of trust issues, commitment issues and communication issues.

Commitment doesn't scare me, the thought of committing to the wrong person does.

Commitment doesn't scare me, the thought of committing to the wrong person does.

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...