In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one is useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
- Topic: Desire
More Quotes from John Adams
I pray Heaven to bestow the best of the blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts prosecution.
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.
The things are mighty few on earth That wishes can attain. Whate'er we want of any worth We've go to work to gain.
Your radiance shines in every atom of creation yet our petty desires keep it hidden.
No matter who you are or what your position you must keeping fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve.
