James Russell Lowell Quotes About Wisdom

Quotes about: Wisdom

• Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

  James Russell Lowell

  Wisdom, Blessed

  "His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis in the United States of America during the winter of 1871-72", Riverside Press, 1872.

• And I honor the man who is willing to sink half his present repute for the freedom to think, and, when he has thought, be his cause strong or weak, Will risk t' other half for the freedom to speak.

  James Russell Lowell

  Wisdom, Strong, Men

  James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.148

• Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.

  James Russell Lowell

  Wise, Wisdom, Party

  William Makepeace Thackeray, John Henry Newman, Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, Walter Bagehot (1910). “Essays, English and American: With Introductions and Notes”

• A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.

  James Russell Lowell

  Wise, Wisdom, Criticism

  "Literary Essays, vol. III". Book by James Russell Lowell, 1870-1890.

• Ah, men do not know how much strength is in poise, That he goes the farthest who goes far enough.

  James Russell Lowell

  Strength, Wisdom, Men

  James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.147

• For only by unlearning Wisdom comes.

  James Russell Lowell

  Wisdom

  James Russell Lowell (1873). “The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell”, p.386

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