Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Quote by Henry B Adams

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

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

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

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...

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

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

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.

Intimates are predestined.

Intimates are predestined.

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,...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

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...

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...