"American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it."

Food

Create & Download Quote Graphic

Customize Image

1. Canvas Aspect Ratio

2. Palette Theme

Thematic Reflection

This quotation examines the core nature of Food as articulated by Henry Adams. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Food provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

Explore all Food quotes → Browse all wisdom by Henry Adams →

About Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln's minister (ambassador) to the United Kingdom. The posting influenced the younger man through the experience of wartime diplomacy and absorption in English culture, especially the works of John Stuart Mill. After the American Civil War, he became a political journalist who entertained America's foremost intellectuals at his homes in Washington and Boston.

View all quotes by Henry Adams →
Editorial Integrity: Curated and fact-checked under our Editorial Standards to eliminate misattributions and preserve historical authenticity.
Learn about our methodology →

More by Henry Adams

"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit."

— Henry Adams
Read more →

"Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself."

— Henry Adams
Read more →

"The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin."

— Henry Adams
Read more →

"Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education."

— Henry Adams
Read more →

More about Food

"In our short walks we passed the kitchen where food was prepared for the nurses and doctors. There we got glimpses of melons and grapes and all kinds of fruits, beautiful white bread and nice meats, and the hungry feeling would be increased tenfold."

— Nellie Bly
Read more →

"Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better."

— Nicholas Stern
Read more →

"Why can't I just eat my waffle?"

— Barack Obama
Read more →

"The future belongs to us, because we have taken charge of it. We have the commitment, we have the resourcefulness, and we have the strength of our people to share the dream across Africa of clean water for all."

— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Read more →
Browse all Food quotes →