Creative Quotations from John Adams (1735-1826)

Creative Quotations from . . .

John Adams
(1735-1826) born on Oct 30

US president (2nd). The Atlas of Independence; 2nd U.S. president; signed "Declaration of Independence,"; drew up "Treaty of Paris," 1793.

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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens understanding and softens the heart.

I agree with you that in politics the middle way is none at all.

Did you ever see a portrait of a great man without perceiving strong traits of pain and anxiety?

Courage and perseverance have a magic talisman, before which difficulties and obstacles vanish into air.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	In "Shorter Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," by John Bartlett, 1937, 1980, 1992.
R:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
A:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
N:	Letter, 6 May 1816 to Thomas Jefferson.
K:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.