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
ABIGAIL ADAMSMay 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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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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I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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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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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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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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We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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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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Great learning and superior abilities…will be of little value and small estimation unless virtue, honor, truth, and integrity are added to them.
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