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Quote by Abigail Adams
We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that corr

We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them. – Abigail Adams

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

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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. – Abigail Adams

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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since. – Abigail Adams

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But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. – George Orwell

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I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy. – Bern Williams

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