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Henry B. Adams quotes

American Historian February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918

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Henry B. Adams quote: "Good men do the most harm."
Good men do the most harm. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of..."
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "A teacher effects eternity; he can never tell where his..."
A teacher effects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "The progress of evolution from President Washington to..."
The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. 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: "Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage."
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. 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: "Unity is vision; it must have been part of the process of..."
Unity is vision; it must have been part of the process of learning to see. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of..."
Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts. Henry B. Adams
Of all studies, the one he would rather have avoided was that of his own mind. He knew no tragedy so heartrending as introspection. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile."
Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Practical politics consists in ignoring facts."
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. Henry B. Adams
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 B. Adams
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 B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "They know enough who know how to learn."
They know enough who know how to learn. Henry B. Adams

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