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

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man...

It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man...

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...

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...

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

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.

Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who...

Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who...

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the...

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the...

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,...

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...

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...

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of...

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of...

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them...

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them...

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...

It is the privilege of genius that life never grows common place, as it does...

It is the privilege of genius that life never grows common place, as it does...

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

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.

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...

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...