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.
ABIGAIL ADAMSI 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.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
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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.
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A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
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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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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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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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May justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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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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But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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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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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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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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But such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.
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