Abigail Adams

Great necessities call out great virtues.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.