A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
— Henry AdamsThe only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
— Henry AdamsA friend in power is a friend lost.
— Henry AdamsThere is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.
— Henry AdamsNothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of facts.
— Henry AdamsThe more certain we are that we know the truth, the more uncertain we become of its value.
— Henry AdamsPractical politics consists in ignoring facts.
— Henry AdamsA great man is one who can have a great effect on the lives of others, yet remain humble enough to remain unnoticed.
— Henry AdamsThe hardest thing in the world is to be able to look at a thing, and understand it just as it is.
— Henry AdamsThe secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
— Henry AdamsWe live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
— Henry AdamsThe truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
— Henry AdamsThe key to success is action, not idle thinking.
— Henry AdamsA teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
— Henry AdamsChaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
— Henry AdamsIn the world of knowledge, there are no shortcuts.
— Henry Adams