Morality is a private and costly luxury.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

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...

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

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,...

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...