Quotes by Lowell, James Russell

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument ava >>

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character >>

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint. >>

Quotations about Privilege

If you don't have a policeman to stop traffic and let you walk across >>

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourne >>

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges. >>

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.

Lowell, James Russell