There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at...#James Russell Lowell
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an...#James Russell Lowell
The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell...#James Russell Lowell
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.#James Russell Lowell
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps...#James Russell Lowell