Original: «All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse».
Fuente: Feulner, Edwin J.; Tracy, Brian. The American Spirit: Celebrating the Virtues and Values that Make Us Great. Editorial Thomas Nelson, 2012. ISBN 9781595553904. p. 95.
John Quincy Adams: Hombre
John Quincy Adams era político estadounidense. Explorar las citas interesantes en hombre..
Original: «So great is my veneration for the Bible, and so strong my belief that, when duly read and meditated on, it is of all the books in the world that wich contributes most to make men good, wise and happy».
Fuente: Thayer, William Makepeace. The Poor Boy and Merchant Prince; Or, Elements of Success Drawn from the Life of A. Lawrence. A Book for Boys. Publicado en 1861. p. 314. https://books.google.es/books?id=QrJcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA314&dq=Of+all+the+books+in+the+world,+it+is+the+one+that+contributes+most+to+making+men+good,+wise+and+happy.+John+Quincy+Adams&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiM_JOowOTfAhWv3OAKHYfTAbgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Of%20all%20the%20books%20in%20the%20world%2C%20it%20is%20the%20one%20that%20contributes%20most%20to%20making%20men%20good%2C%20wise%20and%20happy.%20John%20Quincy%20Adams&f=false
Fuente: Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son (Cartas de John Quincy Adams a su hijo), 1849, pág. 9.