The heart is long, very long in receiving the convictions that is forced upon it by reason… affection still lingers in the Bosom, even after esteem has taken its flight.
ABIGAIL ADAMSTo be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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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.
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It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure
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I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other.
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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, ‘Give, give.’
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My Dear Son… remember that you are accountable to your Maker for all your words and actions.
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There is not any reasoning which can convince me, contrary to my senses, that three is one, and one three.
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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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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
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No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
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