“My gran'ther's rule was safer 'n 't is to crow: Don't never prophesy - onless ye know.”
Source: The Works of James Russell Lowell: Poetical works
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Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)
Source: Miscellaneous poems. Memorial verses. Sonnets. I-XXVII. L'Envoi. Vision of Sir Launfal
Source: Among My Books: Six Essays
Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)
“Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.”
Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell
“Freedom is the only law which genius knows.”
Source: Early prose writings of James Russell Lowell
Source: The Poetical works
“A friendship counting nearly forty years is the finest kind of shade-tree I know.”
Source: Letters
Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell
“Ah, men do not know how much strength is in poise, That he goes the farthest who goes far enough.”
Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell
Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell