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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

Abigail Adams

How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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Capable Few Soul Nobel Undertaking
But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
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Circumstance Judge Judging Ourselves Person Since
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.
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Calm Character Endurance Genius Life Wish
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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Complaining Difficult Hate High Low Person Shoe
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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Ardor Diligence Education Inspirational Learning Perseverance
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
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Determine Equality Foment Memorable Paid Particular Rebellion Women
History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active.
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Degrade Demoralize Hand Historical Innocent Man Power Woven
Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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Compared Humble Indeed Pomp Witness
You cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . Four years have already past away since you left your native land, and this rural Cottage
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Country Describe Family Feeling Parent Past Since Sweet
O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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Devil Eye Heart Read Time Wicked
The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Contending Difficulty Formed Great Habit Vigorous
There is not any reasoning which can convince me, contrary to my senses, that three is one, and one three.
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Contrary Convince One Reasoning Sense Three
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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Convinced Dangerous Grasping Man More
The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.
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Government Long People Restraint Stacked Submit
I acknowledge myself a unitarian – Believing that the Father alone, is the supreme God, and that Jesus Christ derived his Being, and all his powers and honors from the Father
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Believe Father Jesus Knowledge Little More Primitive Simplicity Unitarian
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
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Anxious Democracy Fate Monarchy Order Perseverance Place Take

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