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Henry Adams Quotes
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Whenever a man reaches the top of the political ladder, his enemies unite to pull him down. His friends become critical and exacting.
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.
Modern politics is, at bottom, a struggle not of men but of forces. The men become every year more and more creatures of force, massed about central powerhouses.
Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.
A friend in power is a friend lost.
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Boys naturally look on all force as an enemy.
Accident counts for much in companionship as in marriage.
Not merely the idols fell, but also the habit of faith.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Illness Quote
It is not that you become soft [from illness] so much as that the world you live in expands and your awareness of it is enormously enlarged.
Life Quote
Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends.
Life Quote
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
Success Quote
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
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Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.
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