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• Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
  -- James Russell Lowell...
• Earth's noblest thing,--a woman perfected. -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Irene
• The one thing finished in this hasty world. -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- The Cathedral
• The thing we long for, that we are For one transcendent moment.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Longing...
• All thoughts that mould the age begin Deep down within the primitive soul.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- An Incident in a Railroad Ca...
• A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Garfield...
• One day with life and heart Is more than time enough to find a world.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Columbu...
• Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Rousseau and the Sentimentali...
• The clear, sweet singer with the crown of snow Not whiter than the thoughts that housed below.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- To George William Curti...