The tourist was the great conservative who hated novelty and adored dirt. Henry Adams More Quotes by Henry Adams More Quotes From Henry Adams Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic. Henry Adams political president power The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek. Henry Adams ships president sea The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing. Henry Adams trust-no-one liberty lying The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies. Henry Adams aggravation self men American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. Henry Adams society water america The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. Henry Adams upset progress political Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile. Henry Adams passion young men Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man. Henry Adams hype simplicity men I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one of the axioms of physics. Henry Adams doctrine physics accepting Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the goodness of God and the damnation of infants. Henry Adams thank-god morning sweet The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand. Henry Adams select influence differences A new friend is always a miracle, but at thirty-three years old, such a bird of paradise rising in the sage-brush was an avatar. One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly Henry Adams bird two years After Gibbs, one the most distinguished [American scientists] was Langley, of the Smithsonian. ... He had the physicist's heinous fault of professing to know nothing between flashes of intense perception. ... Rigidly denying himself the amusement of philosophy, which consists chiefly in suggesting unintelligible answers to insoluble problems, and liked to wander past them in a courteous temper, even bowing to them distantly as though recognizing their existence, while doubting their respectibility. Henry Adams philosophy science knowledge [P]hilosophy . . .consists chiefly in suggesting unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. Henry Adams problem answers philosophy My rule in making up examination questions is to ask questions which I can't myself answer. It astounds me to see how some of my students answer questions which would play the deuce with me. Henry Adams deuces questions-and-answers play His brothers were the type; he was the variation. Henry Adams variation family brother All taxation is an evil, but heavy taxes, indiscriminately levied on every everything are one of the greatest curses that can afflict a people Henry Adams taxation evil people Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know Henry Adams heart war enemy If I grapple with sin in my own strength, the devil knows he may go to sleep. Henry Adams devil strength sleep Every one must bear his own universe, and most persons are moderately interested in learning how their neighbors have managed to carry theirs. Henry Adams neighbor bears friendship
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