Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne- Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own. – James Russell Lowell
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretense of it saps the very foundation of character. – James Russell Lowell
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came. – James Russell Lowell
The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere. – James Russell Lowell
Analysis is carried into everything. Even Deity is subjected to chemical tests. -James Russell Lowell
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle. – James Russell Lowell
No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself. – James Russell Lowell
A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. – James Russell Lowell
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