Abigail Adams on obligation
Abigail Adams82 quotes“Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?”
Filed under
More from Abigail Adams
O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams I feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perplexities; but, whatever occurs
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams Every object is beautiful in motion; a ship under sail, trees gently agitated with the wind, and a fine woman dancing, are three instances in point
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams If much depends as is allowed upon the early Education of youth and the first principals which are instill’d take the deepest root
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams And bless the tranquil inhabitants, equally guarded and protected, in person and property, in this happy Country, as those who reside in the most elegant and costly dwellings.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams When a mind is raised, and animated by scenes that engage the heart, then those qualities which would otherwise lay dormant
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
Abigail AdamsAbigail Adams
Original quotes
From our community writers
And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
Meet the writers
More on obligation
It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn The more we oblige, the more we self-censor, the more we appease, the bolder the enemy gets.
Ayaan Hirsi AliAyaan Hirsi Ali What kills us isn’t one big thing, but thousands of tiny obligations we can’t turn down for fear of disappointing others.
Alain de BottonAlain de Botton I will return to Libya and undertake my duties and obligations to bring equality within the chaos.
Al-Saadi GaddafiAl-Saadi Gaddafi The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
Al SharptonAl Sharpton I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
Al SharptonAl Sharpton Those who fail to reread are obliged to read the same story everywhere.
Roland BarthesRoland Barthes Kept me in a constant state of anxiety as to whether I am going to be able to meet my financial obligations.
Al JaffeeAl Jaffee
