James Russell Lowell Quotes About Darkness

Quotes about: Darkness

• Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide,
  In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side;
  Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, ’twixt that darkness and that light.

  James Russell Lowell

  Truth, Men, Light

  'The Present Crisis' (1845)

• Better to me the poor mans crust,
  Better the blessing of the poor,
  Though I turn me empty from his door;
  That is no true alms which the hand can hold;
  He gives nothing but worthless gold
  Who gives from a sense of duty;
  But he who gives a slender mite,
  And gives to that which is out of sight,
  That thread of the all-sustaining Beauty
  Which runs through all and doth all unite, -
  The hand cannot clasp the whole of his alms,
  The heart outstretches its eager palms,
  For a god goes with it and makes it store
  To the soul that was starving in darkness before.

  James Russell Lowell

  Running, Heart, Blessing

  James Russell Lowell, “The Vision Of Sir Launfal”

• And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.

  James Russell Lowell

  Light, Choices, Forever

  James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.66

• Darkness is strong, and so is Sin, But surely God endures forever!

  James Russell Lowell

  God, Strong, Dark

  James Russell Lowell (2016). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)”, p.713, Delphi Classics

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