Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Quote by Henry B Adams

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Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

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

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

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 proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.