Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Quote by Henry B Adams

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Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship...

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship...

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has...

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has...

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is...

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is...

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a...

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a...

The proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

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

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

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...