Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Quote by Henry B Adams

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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 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...

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.

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

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

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

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...

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Intimates are predestined.

Intimates are predestined.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.