"Everything in life should be done with reflection." — John Adams

Everything in life should be done with reflection. - John Adams

"Everything in life should be done with reflection."

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128 Quotes by John Adams

John Adams has 128 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to…
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any…
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot…
Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want…
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did…
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man…
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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