“Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: science
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Accident counts for as much in companionship
“Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: marriage
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The Indian Summer of life should be
“The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: life
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The press is the hired agent of
“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
Author: Henry Adams
Category: trust
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No man likes to have his intelligence
“No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: intelligence
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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds
“Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: history
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Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.
“Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: politics
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He too serves a certain purpose who
“He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: politics
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Some day science may have the existence
“Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: power
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Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.
“Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: politics
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Knowledge of human nature is the beginning
“Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
Category: knowledge
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