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 ADAMSDo not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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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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My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.
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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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What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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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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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.
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Wake into life and form the character of the hero and the statesman.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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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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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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.
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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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Heaven grant me that I may thus rejoice in my children, thus see them ornaments to their Country, and blessings to their parents.
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