Quotes by Lowell, James Russell

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp t >>

It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the r >>

Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it wer >>

Quotations about Desire

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy p >>

I can do whatever I want -- I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger tha >>

We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally. >>

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

Lowell, James Russell