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James Russell Lowell Quotes: Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.
         

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.


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The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.



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All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.



One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.



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A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.



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Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.



The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.



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