Henry Brooks Adams — People

Two worn wooden chairs face a round table with two cups and a small vase in warm afternoon light. — Original artwork

Friends are born, not made.

Henry Brooks Adams

A brass balance holds a loaf of bread in one pan and a faceted glass gem in the other against a green background. — Original artwork

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Henry Brooks Adams

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

Henry Brooks Adams

An ornate standing mirror reflects an empty upholstered chair in a quiet violet-gray room. — Original artwork

The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong.

Henry Brooks Adams

A lime-and-blue striped hammock stretched between two small hurdles, one leaning over, against a white background. — Original artwork

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and, when got, the repose is insupportable.

Henry Brooks Adams