Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Quote by Henry B Adams

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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...

The proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

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.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

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...

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

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.

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...

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

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