There is no good arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat. – 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
Analysis is carried into everything. Even Deity is subjected to chemical tests. -James Russell Lowell
Nature fits all her children with something to do, he who would write and can’t write, can surely review. – 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
A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. – 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
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