- Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.
The Education of Henry Adams (1907) ch. 1
- All experience is an arch to build upon.
The Education of Henry Adams (1907) ch. 6; see Tennyson
- A friend in power is a friend lost.
The Education of Henry Adams (1907) ch. 7
- Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
The Education of Henry Adams (1907) ch. 16
- A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
The Education of Henry Adams (1907) ch. 20
- No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
The Education of Henry Adams (1907) ch. 31
