Longfellow smiled. "A great part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, my dear Lowell, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Matthew Pearl
Longfellow smiled.
Longfellow smiled.
Longfellow smiled.
Longfellow smiled.
About This Quote

Edward Everett Lowell was an American poet, literary critic, editor, lecturer, and professor. He was the first great champion of American Romanticism in the United States. Between 1820 and 1842, he founded and edited The North American Review. He was a friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

This quote is likely referring to the idea of avoiding conflict rather than fighting it. This is something that everyone has to learn eventually. If you want to be happy, you have to learn to avoid conflict rather than face it head on.

Source: The Dante Club

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