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The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.

Abigail Adams

The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
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
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
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Calm Character Endurance Genius Life Wish
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 ADAMS

Affecting Bear Circumstance Dispose Hear Most Week
O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Devil Eye Heart Read Time Wicked
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Difficulty Great July May Perseverance Surmounted
These are the times when a genius wants to live.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Desire Genius Hope Live Time Want
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Emulation Good Liberty Noble People
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
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
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Hand Husband Power Unlimited
Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Abhor Age Custom Men Sex Vassal
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

Cruelties Detail History Kingdom Powerful Ravage
Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Good Man Obligation Possible Read
The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Barbarism Ignorance Level Place Slavery Tenant Wood

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