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Henry Adams
American
Historian
About the author
Chaos often breeds life when order breeds habit.
Henry Adams,
American
Historian
#Life
#Habit
#Order
#Chaos
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Henry Adams,
American
Historian
#Words
#Thought
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,
American
Historian
#Life
#Infinite
#Summer
#Wealth
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Henry Adams,
American
Historian
#Influence
#Eternity
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.
Henry Adams,
American
Historian
#History
#Wrong
#Faith
Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.
Henry Adams,
American
Historian
#God
#Man
#Trying