But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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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.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
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I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
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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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A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
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The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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