John Quincy Adams Quotes About Age
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The public history of all countries, and all ages, is but a sort of mask, richly colored. The interior working of the machinery must be foul.
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And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of order, the Fountain of justice, and the Protector, in all ages of the world, of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its government, and give it all possible success and duration, consistent with the ends of His providence.
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I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity.
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The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.
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It is no slight testimonial, both to the merit and worth of Christianity, that in all ages since its promulgation the great mass of those who have risen to eminence by their profound wisdom and integrity have recognized and reverenced Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of the living God.
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A man's diary is a record in youth of his sentiments, in middle age of his actions, in old age of his reflections.
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John Quincy Adams
- Born: July 11, 1767
- Died: February 28, 1848
- Occupation: 6th U.S. President
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