Maxioms by Henry Brooks Adams
The new church of St. John's, on Fifth Avenue, was thronged the
morning of the last Sunday of October, read more
The new church of St. John's, on Fifth Avenue, was thronged the
morning of the last Sunday of October, in the year 1880. Sitting
in the gallery, beneath the unfinished frescoes, and looking down
the nave, one caught an effect of autumn gardens, a suggestion of
chrysanthemums and geraniums, or of October woods, dashed with
scarlet oaks and yellow maples.
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human read more
No historian can take part with--or against--the forces he has to study. To him even the extinction of the human race should merely be a fact to be grouped with other vital statistics.
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
