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Not failure, but low aim, is crime
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"Not failure, but low aim, is crime"

- James Russell Lowell

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by James Russell Lowell between February 22, 1819 and August 12, 1891. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 54 other quotes.

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