Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Henry Adams
Henry Adams is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Henry Adams (67 quotes) →Other sayings from Henry Adams
- “The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where thei…”Henry Adams
- “Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.”Henry Adams
- “Washington was no politician as we understand the word," replied Ratcliffe abruptly. "He stood outside of pol…”Henry Adams
- “Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.”Henry Adams
Marriage: more sayings
- “A simple enough pleasure, surely, to have breakfast alone with one's husband, but how seldom married people i…”Anne Spencer
- “The only people whose opinions I worry about are my wife, my children, and my employees.”Alan Sugar
- “Women should be able to 'friend' a married - or unmarried - congressman on Facebook or follow him on Twitter…”Kirsten Powers
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Henry Adams
The education of Henry Adams
1907
Democracy
1880
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
1904
Esther
1884