black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Abigail Adams

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Fruit Lesson Penetration Retirement Wisdom
Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Compared Humble Indeed Pomp Witness
If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Blessing Expect Father Manner Primitive Simplicity
I acknowledge myself a unitarian
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acknowledge Myself Religion Unitarian
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accounting Fancy Meat One
But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Dare Equally Guarded Inattentive Person Protected Say
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 ADAMS

Account Affection Anxiety Care Children Family Need Parent Require Toil Wife
When a mind is raised, and animated by scenes that engage the heart, then those qualities which would otherwise lay dormant
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Animated Dormant Engage Heart Mind Quality Raised Scene
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Difficulty Great July May Perseverance Surmounted
These are the times when a genius wants to live.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Desire Genius Hope Live Time Want
A people fired with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Emulation Good Liberty Noble People
The world perhaps would laugh at me, and accuse me of vanity, but you I know have a mind too enlarged and liberal to disregard the Sentiment.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Deepest Education First Perhaps Principle Root World
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 ADAMS

Affection Conviction Heart Love Reason Receiving Taken
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Arbitrary Broken Promise Heart Liable Power
I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Desire Favourable Generous Giving Husband Lady Remember Sex

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Abigail Adams Quotes