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

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.

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

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

It is always good men who do the most harm in the world.

It is always good men who do the most harm in the world.

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.

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.

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...

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain...

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain...

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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 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...

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

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

Intimates are predestined.

Intimates are predestined.

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...

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

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

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...

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

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

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