Quote by John Adams
Genius is sorrows child. - John Adams

Genius is sorrows child. – John Adams

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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. – John Adams

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Government
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I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy…. – John Adams

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Sons
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. – John Adams

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Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius. – George Bernard Shaw

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Genius

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Genius

Genius is nothing but a great capacity for patience. – Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon

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Genius

Genius is childhood recaptured. – Jean Baudrillard

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Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel. – Josh Billings

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Relatives

My mum was very conscious about fashion and my dad was born into the tailoring tradition, so fashion has always been my life, although now, really, I wear the same thing – just in different weights – light and heavy cashmere in winter and cotton in summer. – Domenico Dolce

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Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. Philippians 1:27 – Bible

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Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain

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