Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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The Woman had once been supreme; in France she still seemed potent, not merely as a sentiment but as a force; why was she unknownin America? for evidently America was ashamed of her, and she was ashamed of herself, otherwise they would not have strewn fig-leaves so profusely all over her. When she was a true force, she was ignorant of fig-leaves, but the monthly-magazine-made American female had not a feature that would have been recognized by Adam. The trait was notorious, and often humorous, but anyone brought up among Puritans knew that sex was sin. In any previous age, sex was strength.

Henry Adams's Popular Quotes

Unity is vision; it must have been part of the process of learning to see.

- Henry Adams

A period of about twelve years measured the beat of the pendulum. After the Declaration of Independence, twelve years had been needed to create an ef…

- Henry Adams

History will die if not irritated. The only service I can do to my profession is to serve as a flea.

- Henry Adams

One could not stay a month without loving the shabby town

- Henry Adams

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else.

- Henry Adams

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

- Henry Adams

Friends are born, not made.

- Henry Adams

American politics is a struggle, not of men but of forces. The men become every year more and more creatures of force, massed about central power hou…

- Henry Adams

Chaos breeds life; Order creates habit.

- Henry Adams