Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke: To read without...

Edmund Burke: To read without...

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Source: In The...

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Edmund Burke: The first and...

Edmund Burke: The first and...

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.

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Edmund Burke: Some degree of...

Edmund Burke: Some degree of...

Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and...

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Edmund Burke: It is the...

Edmund Burke: It is the...

It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.

Source: First Speech on...

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Edmund Burke: He that wrestles...

Edmund Burke: He that wrestles...

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our...

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Edmund Burke: Education is the...

Edmund Burke: Education is the...

Education is the cheap defense of nations.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Edmund Burke: History is a...

Edmund Burke: History is a...

History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.

Source: In The...

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Edmund Burke: A thing may...

Edmund Burke: A thing may...

A thing may look specious in theory, and yet be ruinous in practice; a thing may look evil in theory, and yet be in...

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Edmund Burke: Good order is...

Edmund Burke: Good order is...

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Source: Reflections on the Revolution...

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Edmund Burke: Flattery corrupts both...

Edmund Burke: Flattery corrupts both...

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Source: Reflections on the...

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Edmund Burke: Great men are...

Edmund Burke: Great men are...

Great men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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Edmund Burke: Politics and the...

Edmund Burke: Politics and the...

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Source: Reflections...

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Edmund Burke: Poetry is the...

Edmund Burke: Poetry is the...

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

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Edmund Burke: I know of...

Edmund Burke: I know of...

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

Source: In The...

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Edmund Burke: It is a...

Edmund Burke: It is a...

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its...

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Edmund Burke: He was not...

Edmund Burke: He was not...

He was not merely a chip of the old block, but the old block itself.

Source:...

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Edmund Burke: You cannot plan...

Edmund Burke: You cannot plan...

You cannot plan the future by the past.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Edmund Burke: To innovate is...

Edmund Burke: To innovate is...

To innovate is not to reform.

Source: Letter to a Noble Lord (published in Works,...

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Edmund Burke: Never despair, but...

Edmund Burke: Never despair, but...

Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at...

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Edmund Burke: Our patience will...

Edmund Burke: Our patience will...

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Source: Reflections on the...

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