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Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Any schoolboy could see that man as a

Any schoolboy could see that man as a force must be measured by motion, from a fixed point. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Silence alone is respectable and respected. I believe

Silence alone is respectable and respected. I believe God to be silence. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: What one knows is, in youth, of little

What one knows is, in youth, of little moment; they know enough who know how to learn. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: No man likes to have his intelligence or

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Sherman Adams: Planting is not the end; it is only

Planting is not the end; it is only the beginning of planting. — Henry Sherman Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to

Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Sherman Adams: Certain plants, like certain friends, you enjoy having

Certain plants, like certain friends, you enjoy having for a visit but do not care to see remain forever and a day. — Henry Sherman Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Of all studies, the one he would rather

Of all studies, the one he would rather have avoided was that of his own mind. He knew no tragedy so heartrending as introspection. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: As a historian, he felt it his duty

As a historian, he felt it his duty to respect everything that had ever been respected, except for the occasional statesman. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: An American Virgin would never dare command; an

An American Virgin would never dare command; an American Venus would never dare exist. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: The world is coming to an end in

The world is coming to an end in 1950. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: The tourist was the great conservative who hated

The tourist was the great conservative who hated novelty and adored dirt. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: The work of internal government has become the

The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate men. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: The best date movies give you something to

The best date movies give you something to talk about. A movie that's a downer is a great way to find out about someone. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: American art, like the American language and American

American art, like the American language and American education, was as far as possible sexless. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: One sought not absolute truth. One sought only

One sought not absolute truth. One sought only a spool on which to wind the thread of history without breaking it. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Only on the edge of the grave can

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Every mane should have a fair sized cemetery

Every mane should have a fair sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friend. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Teachers affect eternity. There is no telling where

Teachers affect eternity. There is no telling where their influence stops. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: No man, however strong, can serve ten years

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Alice Adams: A wise friend told me that we all

A wise friend told me that we all could use more than one set of parents - our relations with the original set are too intense, and need dissipating. — Alice Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Those who seek education in the paths of

Those who seek education in the paths of duty are always deceived by the illusion that power in the hands of friends is an advantage to them. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: He too serves a certain purpose who only

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: The chief wonder of education is that it

The chief wonder of education is that it does not ruin everybody concerned in it, teachers and taught. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: We shall some day catch an abstract truth

We shall some day catch an abstract truth by the tail, and then we shall have our religion and our immortality. — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Robert Adams: Henry James proposed asking of art three modest

Henry James proposed asking of art three modest and appropriate questions: What is the artist trying to do? Does he do it? Was it worth doing? — Robert Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: Laplace would have found it child's-play to fix

Laplace would have found it child's-play to fix a ratio of progression in mathematical science between Descartes, Leibnitz, Newton and himself — Henry Adams

Henry B Adams Quotes By Henry Adams: In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle

In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of ignoring them makes the practical man. — Henry Adams