"These are times in which a genius would……" — Abigail Adams
"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."
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29 Quotes by Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams has 29 quotes on this site.
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We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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…
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will…
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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great…
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or…
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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action…
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More Calm Quotes
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action…
— Abigail Adams
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I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.
— Roseanne Barr
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I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.
— Martha Beck
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I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so…
— Kate Adie
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As a comic and as a nurse, it's important to look calm on the surface when you're absolutely crapping yourself…
— Jo Brand
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
— Michael Caine
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
— Vannevar Bush
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There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.
— Lord Byron
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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
— Willa Cather
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A calm environment is for after I finish work.
— Lee Child
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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
— Nhat Hanh
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