James Russell Lowell Quote

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.


Cambridge Thirty Years Ago. - Literary Essays, vol. I (1864-1890)


Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.