283 Quotes by Henry Adams

Chaos breeds life; Order creates habit.

If I grapple with sin in my own strength, the devil knows he may go to sleep.

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world.

I think that Lee should have been hanged. It was all the worse that he was a good man and a fine character and acted conscientiously. It's always the good men who do the most harm in the world.

Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

A certain secret jealousy of the British Minister is always lurking in the breast of every American Senator, if he is truly democratic; for democracy, rightly understood, is the government of the people, by the people, for the benefit of Senators, and there is always a danger that the British Minister may not understand this political principle as he should.

History will die if not irritated. The only service I can do to my profession is to serve as a flea.

Mathematicians practice absolute freedom.