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title: "4 Chapters Quotes By John Quincy Adams"
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> [I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/i-speak-as-a-man-of-the-world-to-men-of-the-world-and-i-say-to-you/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

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> [I have made it a practice for several years to read the Bible through in the course of every year. I usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/i-have-made-it-a-practice-for-several-years-to-read-the-bible-through/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

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> [I have myself, for many years, made it a practice to read through the Bible once ever year… My custom is, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/i-have-myself-for-many-years-made-it-a-practice-to-read-through-the/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

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> [My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. It seems to me the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/my-custom-is-to-read-four-or-five-chapters-of-the-bible-every-morning/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

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## Other authors on Chapters

## More by John Quincy Adams

> [I do conscientiously and sincerely believe that the Order of Freemasonry, if not the greatest, is one of the greatest moral and political evils…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/i-do-conscientiously-and-sincerely-believe-that-the-order-of/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/about-one-half-of-the-members-of-congress-are-seekers-for-office-at/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [ ...he \[Muhammad\] declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind...The precept of the Koran is,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/he-muhammad-declared-undistinguishing-and-exterminating-war-as-a-part/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [A man's diary is a record in youth of his sentiments, in middle age of his actions, in old age of his reflections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/a-man-s-diary-is-a-record-in-youth-of-his-sentiments-in-middle-age-of/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/there-still-remains-one-effort-of-magnanimity-one-sacrifice-of/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [To live without having a Cicero and a Tacitus at hand seems to me as if it was aprivation of one of my limbs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/to-live-without-having-a-cicero-and-a-tacitus-at-hand-seems-to-me-as/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [ The Law given from Sinai \[The Ten Commandments\] was a civil and municipal as well as a moral and religious code. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/the-law-given-from-sinai-the-ten-commandments-was-a-civil-and/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [Whoever tells the best story wins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/whoever-tells-the-best-story-wins/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be America's heart, her benedictions and her prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/wherever-the-standard-of-freedom-and-independence-has-been-or-shall/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [The gigantic intellect, the envious temper, the ravenous ambition and the rotten heart of Daniel Webster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/the-gigantic-intellect-the-envious-temper-the-ravenous-ambition-and/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [“If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/if-the-fundamental-principles-in-the-declaration-of-independence-as/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/individual-liberty-is-individual-power-and-as-the-power-of-a/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [Of all persecuted sects, the Baptists stand forth as most prominent, simply and only because they aim at a more complete and thorough reform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/of-all-persecuted-sects-the-baptists-stand-forth-as-most-prominent/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [“It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/it-is-my-wish-to-fill-every-moment-of-my-time-with-some-action-of-the/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

> [Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but where men are who know how to take care of themselves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/not-stones-nor-wood-nor-the-art-of-artisans-make-a-state-but-where/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

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