All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
Quote by James Russell Lowell
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All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
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James Russell Lowell Quotes
- Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
- There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
- They are slaves who fear to speak,For the fallen and the weak.
- Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed.
- Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.
- One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
- Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
- Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.
- They talk about their Pilgrim blood, Their birthright high and holy A mountain-stream that ends in mud Methinks is melancholy.
- All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
Best Quotes
- If I could get any animal it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. Me and my mom went swimming with dolphins and I was like, 'How do we get one of those?' and she was like, 'You can't get a dolphin. What are you gonna do, like, put it in your pool?'
- We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
- He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.
- Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.
- Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.
- We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.
- I am running for president to help create a better future. A future where everyone who wants a job can find one. Where no senior fears for the security of their retirement. An America where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon.
- In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
- You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.
- It is strange that the years teach us patience that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.