To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
ABIGAIL ADAMSDo not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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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.
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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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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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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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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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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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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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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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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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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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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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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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How difficult the task to quench the fire and the pride of private ambition, and to sacrifice ourselves and all our hopes and expectations to the public weal!
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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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Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
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If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
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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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Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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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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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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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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