Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Henry Adams
- No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
- A parent gives life, but as parent, gives no more. A murderer takes life, but his deed stops there. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
- A new friend is always a miracle, but at thirty-three years old, such a bird of paradise rising in the sage-brush was an avatar. One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.
- The chief wonder of education is that it does not ruin everybody concerned in it, teachers and taught.
- Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.
- Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.
- 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.
- Of all studies, the one he would rather have avoided was that of his own mind. He knew no tragedy so heartrending as introspection.
- The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.
- These questions of taste, of feeling, of inheritance, need no settlement. Everyone carries his own inch-rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
Henry Adams (1838-1918) was an influential American historian, writer, and critic. Born into a prominent political family on February 16, 1838, in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the great-grandson of President John Adams and the grandson of President John Quincy Adams.
Adams received a first-class education, attending Harvard College and studying law at Harvard Law School. However, he found his true passion in literature and history. He began his career as a journalist, working for the North American Review and other publications.
Adams is best known for his historical works, particularly his nine-volume magnum opus, “The History of the United States of America (1801-1817),” which explored the early years of the republic. His meticulous research and insightful analysis made him a respected authority on American history.
Beyond his historical writings, Adams also explored broader philosophical and cultural themes in his essays and novels. His most famous work, “The Education of Henry Adams,” published in 1907, offered a personal reflection on his own intellectual journey and the changes he witnessed in American society during his lifetime.
Adams was deeply engaged with the intellectual and political currents of his time. He was an active participant in Washington, D.C., society and counted influential figures like Theodore Roosevelt and Henry James among his friends. Adams’s sharp wit and critical thinking made him a respected commentator on American society and politics.
Henry Adams’s contributions to American history and literature earned him numerous accolades and honors. He remains a significant figure in the intellectual and cultural landscape of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, remembered for his incisive writings and his keen observations on the evolving nature of America.
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