The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. Henry Adams on alone
I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well as a symbolist in literature. Not that I understand what these terms mean, but I take them to be all merely synonyms of pessimist. Henry Adams on art
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. Henry Adams on education
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. Henry Adams on education
All experience is an arch, to build upon. Henry Adams on experience
I have written too much history to have faith in it and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him. Henry Adams on faith
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. Henry Adams on faith
Friends are born, not made. Henry Adams on friendship
One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim. Henry Adams on friendship
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Adams on history
I have written too much history to have faith in it and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him. Henry Adams on history
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. Henry Adams on intelligence
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. Henry Adams on intelligence
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own. Henry Adams on intelligence
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. Henry Adams on knowledge
The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled. Henry Adams on life
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. Henry Adams on marriage
Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man. Henry Adams on nature
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. Henry Adams on politics
I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well as a symbolist in literature. Not that I understand what these terms mean, but I take them to be all merely synonyms of pessimist. Henry Adams on politics