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

Quote by Henry B Adams

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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...

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

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...

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

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

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

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...

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

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

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,...

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

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.

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...

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...

Intimates are predestined.

Intimates are predestined.

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

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

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

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

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

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

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