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Henry Adams
Age: 80 †
Born: 1838
Born: February 16
Died: 1918
Died: March 27
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Frances Snow Compton
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The world is coming to an end in 1950.
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The philosopher says--I am, and the church scouts his philosophy. She answers:--No! you are NOT, you have no existence of your own. You were and are and ever will be only a part of the supreme I AM, of which the church is the emblem.
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It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.
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His brothers were the type he was the variation.
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If one shed tears, they must be shed on one's pillow.
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The outline of the city became frantic in its effort to explain something that defied meaning. Power seemed to have outgrown its servitude and to have asserted its freedom. The cylinder had exploded, and thrown great masses of stone and steam against the sky.
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Average human nature is very coarse, and its ideals must necessarily be average. The world never loved perfect poise. What the world does love is commonly absence of poise, for it has to be amused.
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An artist's business is only to see.
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Women have, commonly, a very positive moral sense that which they will, is right that which they reject, is wrong and their will, in most cases, ends by settling the moral.
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They know enough who know how to learn.
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Mathematicians practice absolute freedom.
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For after all man knows mighty little, and may some day learn enough of his own ignorance to fall down again and pray. Not that Icare. Only, if such is God's will, and Fate and Evolution--let there be God!
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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race commit suicide, by blowing up the world.
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Unity is vision it must have been part of the process of learning to see.
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History will die if not irritated. The only service I can do to my profession is to serve as a flea.
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The study of history is useful to the historian by teaching him his ignorance of women.
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Boys naturally look on all force as an enemy.
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Teachers affect eternity no one can tell where their influence stops.
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A friend in power is a friend lost.
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In the one branch he most needed
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