Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Henry Brooks Adamswas an American historian and member of the Adams political family, being descended from two U.S. Presidents...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 February 1838
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
thinking have-faith too-much
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
marriage chance companionship
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.
organization hatred politics
Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.
men tasks rate
The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate men.
men hype simplicity
Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.
witty science political-will
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.
america water society
American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
broken-heart broken-promises matter
At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.
men self aggravation
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.
lying trust-no-one liberty
The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.
sea president ships
The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.
god men always-trying
Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.
summer sunny-weather sunny-afternoon
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.
analogies weapons succeed
Analogies are figures intended to serve as fatal weapons if they succeed, and as innocent toys if they fail.