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James Russell Lowell Quotes about Inspirational

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

1867 'Rousseau and the Sentimentalists', in the North American Review, Jul.

A wise man travels to discover himself.

James Russell Lowell (1910). “Literary essays”

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

James Russell Lowell (2016). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)”, p.307, Delphi Classics

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.138

All God's angels come to us disguised.

James Russell Lowell (1861). “Poetical Works”, p.202

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

James Russell Lowell (2016). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)”, p.1780, Delphi Classics

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.382