“Before Man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
Quote by James Russell Lowell
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James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was an American poet, born on February 22, 1819, and died on August 12, 1891. His poetry is known for its profound social insights and admiration for nature. more
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“Here was a type of the true elder race, And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face.”
Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell
“It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all.”
“Fools and wise men are equally harmless. It is the half-fools and half-wise that are dangerous.”
“Tell us, pray, what devil This melancholy is, which can transform Men into monsters.”