black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?

Abigail Adams

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
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Anxious Democracy Fate Monarchy Order Perseverance Place Take
But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Defeat Invincible Learn Man Ought Power We
A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Fall King People Remain. Longer Slip
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
These are the 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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Character Genius Heart Hero Life Pacific Repose Time
Its never to late to get back on your feet though we wont live forever make sure you accomplish what you were put here for
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accomplish Back Feet Forever Late Put
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Husband Tyrant Unlimited Wedding Women
The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Contending Difficulty Formed Great Habit Vigorous
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
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!
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Ambition Difficult Hope Ourselves Pride Private Sacrifice Task
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Confusion Difficulty Great Justice Righteousness Stability Time
A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Call Frippery Little Necessary World
The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Fish Government Most People Power Right Strenuous Swallow Vested
Great learning and superior abilities…will be of little value and small estimation unless virtue, honor, truth, and integrity are added to them.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Ability Estimate Great Honor Horror Integrity Learning Little Small Truth
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Hand Husband Power Unlimited
I acknowledge myself a unitarian
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acknowledge Myself Religion Unitarian

What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?

Related Topics

Popular Authors

What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Abigail Adams Quotes