Maxioms by Henry Brooks Adams
Accident counts for much in companionship, as in marriage
Accident counts for much in companionship, as in marriage
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Morality is a private and costly luxury
One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of read more
One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence -- beginning with one's own.
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence -- beginning with one's own.
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends read more
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies
