Quotes by Henry Adams

"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit."
— Henry Adams
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
— Henry Adams
"Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man."
— Henry Adams
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Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served...