Quotes from John Quincy Adams
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
Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
- John Quincy Adams
Life is a problem; mortal man was made to solve the solemn problem right or wrong.
- John Quincy Adams
The mere title of lawyer is sufficient to deprive a man of the public confidence. ... The most innocent and irreproachable life cannot guard a lawyer against the hatred of his fellow citizens.
- John Quincy Adams
All that I am my mother made me.
- John Quincy Adams
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
- John Quincy Adams
Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God.
- John Quincy Adams
The magistrate is the servant not of his own desires, not even of the people, but of his God
- John Quincy Adams
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
- John Quincy Adams
Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
- John Quincy Adams
Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be America's heart, her benedictions and her prayers.
- John Quincy Adams
The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.
- John Quincy Adams