Quotes of Henry B. Adams

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American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.

- Henry B. Adams

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“ Most people never truly live because they never do what they truly love. ”

- Tanner Walling

“ Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations. ”

- Charles Dickens

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Relationships are like Rome difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the 'golden age', and unbearable during the fall. Then, a new kingdom will come along and the whole process will repeat itself until you come across a kingdom like Egypt... that thrives, and continues to flourish. This kingdom will become your best friend, your soul mate, and your love. ”

- Helen Keller

“ Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds it’s way back to you. ”

- Ranata Suzuki

“ Do you ever put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin? Well, that’s what love is like. Everything inside of you tells you to stop before you fall, but you just keep going. ”

- Practical Magic

“ Love comforteth like sunshine after rain. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ”

- Andre Gide

“ In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk. ”

- Robert T. Kiyosaki

“ Our own selfesteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ There are times in life which proves life is wife and wife is life. ”

- Fahad Basheer

“ Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ”

- Winston Churchill

“ Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. ”

- Ovid

“ The difference between the love of a man and the love of a woman is that a man will always give reasons for loving, but a woman gives no reasons for loving. ”

- Fulton J. Sheen

“ Life is an abstract art, and it’s up to you to make sense of it. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. ”

- T.S. Eliot

“ God does not ask about our ability, but our availability. ”

- Unknown

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ For men, I think, love is a thing formed of equal parts lust and astonishment. The astonishment part women understand. The lust part they only think they understand. ”

- Stephen King

“ Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. ”

- Joan Crawford

“ The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't-it just keeps you from enjoying it. ”

- Cleveland Amory

“ You are successful in my book if you do what you love for a living; you do not owe money to anyone; you have a place what you call home; you have a wife/husband, a girlfriend/boyfriend, or a partner who loves and respects you; and most importantly, you are surrounded by friends and loved ones who stand by you in good and bad days. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY