It is of no use to discover our own faults and infirmities unless the discovery prompts up to amendment. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
From the day of the Declaration, the people of the North American union, and of its constituent states, were associated bodies of civilized men and Christians, in a state of nature, but not of anarchy. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
According to the Stoics, all vice was resolvable into folly: according to the Christian principle, it is all the effect of weakness. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
The more you meditate on the laws of Moses, the more striking and brighter does their wisdom appear. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
I have no predilection for unpopularity as such, but I hold it much preferable to the popularity of a day, which perishes with the transient topic upon which it is grounded. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it. John Quincy Adams Read Quote
This idea of the transcendent power of the Supreme Being is essentially connected with that by which the whole duty of man is summed up: obedience to His will. John Quincy Adams Read Quote