Abigail Adams Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

14 most famous Abigail Adams quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American first lady who passed away on 28 October, 1818.

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“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.”

“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.”

“If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.”

“Great necessities call out great virtues.”

“Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.”

“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”

“Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.”

“I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.”

“If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?”

“I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.”

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