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Henry B. Adams quotes about manly

American Historian February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918

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the problem of life was as simple as it was classic. Politics offered no difficulties, for there the moral law was a sure guide. Social perfection was also sure, because human nature worked for Good, and three instruments were all she asked? Suffrage, Common Schools, and Press. On these points doubt was forbidden. Education was divine, and man needed only a correct knowledge of facts to reach perfection: "Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on... Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man."
Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith..."
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster,..."
No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man."
Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean,..."
No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. Henry B. Adams
In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of ignoring them makes the practical man. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong."
The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything."
Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything. Henry B. Adams

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