Quotes by Henry B. Adams
46 quotes by Henry B. Adams
A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.
Quote about influence, teachers, eternity
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Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
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American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Quote about chaos, habits, order, immortality, life
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Friends are born, not made.
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In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.
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Intimates are predestined.
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It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.
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Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.
Quote about beginning, education, knowledge, nature, human imperfections, end
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No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.
Quote about faith, faith x, good, good luck, man
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No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
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