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

Quote by Henry B Adams

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Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

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,...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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...

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.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

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.

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 proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

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...

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...