Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. – Henry Adams
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. – Henry Adams
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. – Henry Adams
Who that knows the trail from Mill Valley to Bolinas, by way of Willow Camp, can ever forget the enchanting beauty of the panorama that unfolds before the vision? The tenderest tenderfoot forgets the toil of climbing in contemplation of its delights and surprises. – Eufina C. Tompkins, “Story of Two California Artists,” in Sunset, June 1904