Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Henry Brooks Adamswas an American historian and member of the Adams political family, being descended from two U.S. Presidents...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 February 1838
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
cheer politics purpose
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.
lying heart men
Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned.
order sloth laziness
We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.
luxury morality ethics
Morality is a private and costly luxury.
change order chaos
Chaos breeds life; Order creates habit.
war character men
I think that Lee should have been hanged. It was all the worse that he was a good man and a fine character and acted conscientiously. It's always the good men who do the most harm in the world.
government people political
A certain secret jealousy of the British Minister is always lurking in the breast of every American Senator, if he is truly democratic; for democracy, rightly understood, is the government of the people, by the people, for the benefit of Senators, and there is always a danger that the British Minister may not understand this political principle as he should.
life change order
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
education teacher learning
They know enough who know how to learn.
history fleas irritated
History will die if not irritated. The only service I can do to my profession is to serve as a flea.
men doubt inferiority
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.
marriage capacity cornerstones
The capacity of women to make unsuitable marriages must be considered as the cornerstone of society.
rap pigs way
A congressman is a pig. The only way to get his snout from the trough is to rap it sharply with a stick.
friendship true-friend two
One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.