Quote by John Adams
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children. – John Adams

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There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others. – John Adams

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I Pray Heaven to Bestow The Best of Blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof! – John Adams

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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. – John Adams

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When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself Yes indeed, all that belongs to me! – Henri Rousseau

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It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something. – Charles Dickens

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When I am in the country I wish to vegetate like the country. – William Hazlitt, Table Talk

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I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave. – Sydney Smith

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Beauty without colour seems somehow to belong to another world. – Murasaki Shikibu

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. – William Hazlitt

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Ive been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesnt bring you peace. – Michael W. Smith

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