Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

James Truslow Adams Historian

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Oct 18, 1878
  • Died: May 18, 1949

James Truslow Adams was an American writer and historian. He was not related to the famous Adams family. He was not an academic, but a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his three volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind. attitudes

The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry. freedom

Age acquires no value save through thought and discipline. aging

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us. best & being good

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

22 wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 views from Henry Ward Beecher

58 views from Henry Ward Beecher