Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Quote by Henry B Adams

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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...

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

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...

Intimates are predestined.

Intimates are predestined.

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

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

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

The proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

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

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

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,...

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...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...