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Henry B. Adams quotes

American Historian February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918

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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 B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are..."
One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Every mane should have a fair sized cemetery in which to bury..."
Every mane should have a fair sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friend. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Friends are born, not made."
Friends are born, not made. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of..."
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter."
At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter. 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: "The chief wonder of education is that it does not ruin..."
The chief wonder of education is that it does not ruin everybody concerned in it, teachers and taught. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses..."
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. Henry B. Adams
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 B. Adams
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 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: "The study of history is useful to the historian by teaching..."
The study of history is useful to the historian by teaching him his ignorance of women. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must..."
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "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. Henry B. Adams

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