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
ABIGAIL ADAMSGreat difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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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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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
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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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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
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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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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
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The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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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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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.
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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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