Author: Henry Adams

Quotes

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

- Henry Adams

It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.

It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.

- Henry Adams

Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned.

Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned.

- Henry Adams

Politics... have always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

Politics... have always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

- Henry Adams

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

- Henry Adams

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.

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

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

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

- Henry Adams

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

- Henry Adams

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

- Henry Adams

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