Quote by Henry Adams
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. – Henry Adams

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No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious. – Henry Adams

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