Quotes by A. Lawrence Lowell

A. Lawrence Lowell

American educator and legal scholar

Lived from: 1856 - 1943

Category: Scientists

Born: 13 december 1856 Died: 6 january 1943

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  • All that you may achieve or discover you will regard as a fragment of a larger pattern of the truth which from the separate approaches every true scholar is striving to descry.
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  • No laws, however liberal, will release us from our self-imposed taxes.
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  • Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.
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  • Pleasure is a by-product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else, and comes by the way.
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  • There's a Harvard man on the wrong side of every question.
    Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 64 (1961)
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  • You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.
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  • You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.
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  • You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may have done.
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  • Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame.
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What are the most famous quotes from A. Lawrence Lowell?

The two most famous quotes from A. Lawrence Lowell are:

  • "All that you may achieve or discover you will regard as a fragment of a larger pattern of the truth which from the separate approaches every true scholar is striving to descry."
  • "No laws, however liberal, will release us from our self-imposed taxes."

When did A. Lawrence Lowell live?

A. Lawrence Lowell was born in 1856 and died in the year 1943.