It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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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

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...

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

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,...

Communism means barbarism

Communism means barbarism

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

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

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...

A poet must need be before his own age, to be even with posterity.

A poet must need be before his own age, to be even with posterity.

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...

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

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

Fate loves the fearless.

Fate loves the fearless.

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

The eye is the notebook of the poet.

The eye is the notebook of the poet.

Light is the symbol of truth.

Light is the symbol of truth.

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...

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this - that you are dreadfully...

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this - that you are dreadfully...

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...

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

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

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...

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to...

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to...